Old Map of Aberdeen in 1851 by Tallis and Rapkin - City Plan and Illustrated Views Polar Exploration Modern printing ensures that references

Modern printing ensures that references to churches

reminding us that maps reflect more than continents and oceans—they capture the narratives of those who charted them

this piece is a true testament to the beauty and precision of 19th-century scientific art

Whether you’re curating a collection of vintage travel maps or gifting it to someone passionate about Iceland

it brings an element of the wild indoors

Old Map of Aberdeen in 1851 by Tallis and Rapkin - City Plan and Illustrated Views Polar Exploration Modern printing ensures that referencesJohn Tallis and John Rapkin produced this map of Aberdeen in 1851 for Tallis's Illustrated Atlas series, a Victorian publishing venture known for wrapping detailed city plans in a border of engraved views. Aberdeen was in the middle of a Victorian building boom when this map was drawn: Scotland's third largest city and a major granite built port on the northeast coast, its harbour busy with fishing fleets and its streets lined with the pale grey stone