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Printed map. "The map drawn & engraved by J. Rapkin". "The illustrations by H. Winkles & engraved by E. Radclyffe." Visual scale [44 mm=300 miles]. Includes 5 colour illustrations: Christiansborg; Cape Coast Castle; Sierra Leone; Bakel; and [medalion or coin-like image]. Probably from Tallis's Illustrated atlas and modern history of the world / edited by R. Montgomery Martin, London; New York: Published by John Tallis and Company, 1851; edition unconfirmed. Donated by Dr. Walter Peace, December 2016.

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Title
Western Africa
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Description
Printed map. "The map drawn & engraved by J. Rapkin". "The illustrations by H. Winkles & engraved by E. Radclyffe." Visual scale [44 mm=300 miles]. Includes 5 colour illustrations: Christiansborg; Cape Coast Castle; Sierra Leone; Bakel; and [medalion or coin-like image]. Probably from Tallis's Illustrated atlas and modern history of the world / edited by R. Montgomery Martin, London; New York: Published by John Tallis and Company, 1851; edition unconfirmed. Donated by Dr. Walter Peace, December 2016.
Publisher
John Tallis & Company
Contributor
Rapkin, J., John Tallis & Company, Winkles, Henry, 1800-approximately 1860.
Date
1851
Type
Format
map, [1:10,973,000 approximately]
Identifier
macrepo:81383, local: RMC_107787
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Africa, West, Africa--Western Africa
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