Allen, James Baylis (sold)
James Baylis Allen (1803 - 1876) was a British engraver who trained under his older brother, Josiah Allen, who was also an engraver, as well as the painters John Vincent Barber and Samuel Lines. Allen was especially known for his engravings of landscapes, producing a well-known series on the rivers of France and a number of other series dealing with British, Italian, and Greek landscapes, as well as battle scenes. Many of his engravings appeared in The Art Journal, the premier art journal in 19th century Britain.
After the embarrassing British defeat in Afghanistan.
Cabool, the Punjab and Beloochistan.
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This is a rare 1851 John Tallis map of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan drawn and engraved by John Rapkin for Tallis's Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World. A contemporary audience, particularly a British audience, would have viewed this map through the prism of the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839 - 1842), an abject disaster for the British, and the wider context of 'Great Game' imperial competition with Russia. (more details)
Asia in the era of imperial competition.
Asia.
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This is a rare and beautifully illustrated 1851 map of Asia by John Rapkin that appeared in Tallis's Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World. It shows Asia on the eve of rapid European imperial expansion, which would soon bring much of the territory shown here under direct or indirect control. (more details)