Catalog Archive
Auction 107, Lot 232
Print View

"[Lot of 2] Central America [and] Isthmus of Panama", Tallis, John

Subject: Central America

Period: 1851 (circa)

Publication: Illustrated Atlas of the World

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13 x 10 inches
33 x 25.4 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Two decorative and finely engraved maps, both with beautifully rendered (uncolored) insets and borders. The map of Central America extends just into Costa Rica with three vignettes: Volcano of Isalco, Great Square of the Antiqua, Guatemala, and Belize. The Panama map features vignettes of The Fort at Chagres, and Gold Seekers on their way over the Cordilleras. It extends from Carthagena north to Nicaragua and part of Honduras. Size varies slightly.

References:

Condition: A

Both with good margins and original color.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $120

Closed on 6/9/2004

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2025 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap