John Tallis (1817-1876) was a British map publisher. Born in the Midlands, Tallis came to London in the 1840s. Tallis began his London career with a series of remarkable London street views. He began a partnership with a Frederick Tallis, possibly his brother, but their collaboration ended in 1849. For the Great Exhibition of 1851, Tallis published the Illustrated World Atlas, one of the last series of decorative world maps ever produced. The maps were engraved by John Rapkin, a skilled artisan. The maps were later reissued by the London Printing & Publishing Company, who left the Tallis imprint intact, thus ensuring his enduring fame. In 1858, he began publication of the popular Illustrated News of the World and National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, selling it in 1861 (it ceased publication in 1863).
A striking and detailed town plan, with vignettes of Plymouth Sound, The Column, and Plymouth Harbor. The map is attractively colored and shows a large amount of detail about the city including railroads, ramparts, government offices, and much more....
Decorative map of Holland. Includes vignettes of Rotterdam, Dutch Peasants and a boating scene on the Dort. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas. Tallis was one of the last great decorative map makers. His maps are prized for the...
Stunning full color example of this decorative map of Belgium. The map shows vignettes of the Altar of St. Gudula, Brussels, monuments on the Plains of Waterloo, Antwerp Cathedral and Coat-of-Arms. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated...
Striking full color example of this decorative map of Switzerland. Decorative vignettes showing William Tell Shooting at the Apple, The Cap on the Pole, Bern, Castle of Chillon, Chamois Hunters, and Tyrolese. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's...
Decorative map of France with vignettes showing the Bridge of Toulouse, Palace of Fontainebleau, Garden of the Palais Royale, Harbor at Calais and two sets of costumes. Includes Corsica. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas. Tallis...
Striking full color example of this marvelous map of Germany. Showing vignettes of Coburby, Cologne on the Rhine, Dresden, The Palace at Saxe Gotha, Luther's House, Silver Mines in the Hartz Mtns, and Guttenberg, Faust and Schoffer portraits....
Stunning full color example of this marvelous map of Pussia, surrounded by decorative vignettes. Includes decorative vignettes showing French Church Berlin, Frederick the Great, The Royal Palace, Berlin, and Bradenberg Gate. Engraved for R....
Gorgeous full color example of Tallis' decorative map of Austria, with vignettes showing St. Stephens, Vienna, and Return of the Sennerin. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas. Tallis was one of the last great decorative map makers....
Gorgeous full color example of Tallis's map of Hungary, with vignettes showing Hungarian Nobles, Budapest, Hungarian Peasants and a scene on the Danube. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas. Tallis was one of the last great decorative...
Striking full color example of Tallis' map of European Turkey. Decorative Vignettes of Ali Pasha, The Bosphorus and Constantinople and a Greek Caloyer figure, also inset of island of Cadia. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas....
Gorgeous full color example of Tallis's map of Northern Italy, with decorative vignettes showing The Grand Canal in Venice and St. Peter's in Rome, plus two other vignettes. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas. Tallis was one of the...
![Southern Italy [Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica]](/map/small/70958.jpg)
Striking decorative map, which includes Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Vignettes show the Carnival, Benevento, Naples & Vesuvius and the Festival of the Vintage, along with several costumed dancers in the borders and a human figure. Engraved for...
Striking full color example of this marvelous map. Decorative vignettes showing bull fighting, Madrid, Lisbon, Belem Castle, Gibralter, and two coats of arms. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas. Tallis was one of the last great...
Decorative color example of this marvelous map. Decorative vignettes of an ancient war chariot, Temple of Jupiter on Mt. Olympus, Greek Corsairs off Corfu, a modern Greek and wrestlers. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's Illustrated Atlas. Tallis was...
Gorgeous full color example of Tallis' map, with vignettes showing Valetta, Ithaca, Gibraltar and Corfu. Islands that are shown are Gibraltar, Malta, Corfu, Zante, Cerigo, Morea, Cephalonia, Ithaca and Gozo. Engraved for R. Montgomery Martin's...
![Asia Minor [shows Cyprus]](/map/small/44708.jpg)
Striking full color example of Tallis' map of the region bounded by the Black Sea, Mediterranean, Aleppo and Diyar-Bekr, including a nice large Cyprus Vignettes of Olympus, Rhodes, a sailing vessel and Turkish costumes. Engraved for R. Montgomery...
