A Decorative Map of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland by John Tallis, 1851
€ 340
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1851
Sheet size
27.2 × 36.2 cm (10.7 × 14.3 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13736-16
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good given age. Original fold in middle as published. General age-related toning, please study scan carefully.
About this sheet
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, an original steel-engraved map by John Tallis and Company, London and New York, published in 1851 and credited to J. Rapkin as drawer and engraver. The title "Nova Scotia and Newfoundland" is lettered in the cartouche at the top of the sheet, and the map is surrounded by a scrolled border.
The map shows Newfoundland at the upper right, with its coast cut by deep bays and outlined in red, and Nova Scotia and Cape Breton at the lower left, outlined in orange. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island lie between, and Anticosti and the Magdalen Islands are marked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Part of Labrador appears at the top and Canada East at the left. Two vignettes complete the border: a view of Halifax, Nova Scotia at the upper right, and "The Fishery of Newfoundland" at the lower right, with two small seals at the upper left, and a group of fishing barrels and two dogs at the foot.
The fisheries of Newfoundland and the harbor at Halifax were the main interests of the two colonies at this date, which the vignettes show.
