Banks, John Henry (sold)
John Henry Banks (January 7, 1816 - 1879) was a British engraver active in London in the mid-19th century. Banks was born in the Marylebone district of London. He engraved extensively for the game and print publisher Edward Wallis. His best-known works are likely A Panoramic View of London (1845) and Balloon View of London (1851). Despite being a skilled engraver, his life was troubled by financial duress. He declared bankruptcy at least four times and was twice imprisoned for debt. He married Eliza Charlotte Jewell in 1837 and had six children. Banks died in Battersea, London, in 1879.
'Away! to the wilds of the far, far, west,
Which the foot of man hath never prest...'
Wallis's New Game of Wanderers in the Wilderness.
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This is Edward Wallis' striking 1844 gameboard and map of South America. The game encourages players to explore the flora and fauna of the continent, which the British public would have imagined as wild and untamed. (more details)