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| Keywords: 1850 Tallis Map of West Canada or Ontario ( includes Great Lakes ) - Geographicus - WestCanada-tallis-1850.jpg This is John Tallis ™ extremely attractive c 1850 map of West Canada or what is now Ontario Includes Lake Erie Lake Ontario and part of Lake Huron with Georgian Bay Features five stunning vignettes which include American Indians on horseback chasing buffalo across the great plains Several American Indians sitting around a tree with a teepee in the background two seals an otter and in the lower right quadrant Niagara Falls The whole is surrounded by a decorative vine motif border The vignettes for this map were drawn by H Warren and engraved by Robert Wallis The map itself is the work of John Rapkin circa 1850 undated Size in 13 10 object history credit line accession number WestCanada-tallis-1850 <i>The Illustrated Atlas And Modern History Of The World Geographical Political Commercial Statistical Edited By R Montgomery Martin Esq ¦</i> 1851 edition Geographicus-source PD-art Henry Warren Robert Wallis engraver Niagara Falls in art Maps by John Tallis John Rapkin Historic maps of Ontario Old maps of the Great Lakes Bison bison in art Hunting by horse in art Beavers in art Maps of the indigenous peoples of North America | ||||
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