FALKLAND ISLANDS AND PATAGONIA, 1855

An original hand coloured steel plate engraving by J. Rapkin (map) and W. Lacey (illustrations of H. Winkles), published by John Tallis and Company of London and New York in their famous Victorian atlas of 1855 in which the maps were surrounded by vignette views; the vignettes of the Falklands map show the Jason Islands, penguins and sea eagles, while that of Patagonia shows Christmas Sound, Tierra Del Fuego and fishing Fugeans; presented in excellent condition in protective sleeve, image size of each map 15.2 x 22.2cm (6 x 8 3/4in)