1850 - "BRAZIL"

Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin for "The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World" by Martin Montgomery.

An attractive and decorative map from the RARE First Edition map  with vignette engravings of BOATS ON THE RIO NEGRO - ST CATHARINA MONTE VIDEO - CAPE ST ANTONIO, BAHIA - RIO DE JANEIRO.
This example with superb full early hand colouring of the decorative border and all of the vignettes.
Original outline hand colouring. An excellent example of the preferred Montgomery Martin edition.
As this example is from the 1st edition, it is not folded and in excellent overall condition.

Approximately 360mm x 280mm.