SWEDEN & NORWAY. army ski regiment. RAPKIN/TALLIS 1851 map
Sweden and Norway. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin; vignette illustrations drawn by J Marchant & engraved by JH Kernot. Published by John Tallis & Co. Provenance: "Tallis's Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World, Geographical, Political, Commercial and Statistical", edited by R Montgomery Martin Esq., published by John Tallis and Company, London & New York. Type: Antique engraved map by J Rapkin, published by John Tallis. Original outline hand colour, decorative border, and attractive inset vignette views. The vignette view in the lower left shows an army regiment of the Norway Skielöobere (literally skate runners) skiing downhill. Vignettes: Stockholm; Norwegian Peasantry; Norwegian Laplanders - Traditional Dress; Iron Mine of Dannemora - Upsala; Norwegian Skielöobere or Skate Runners [downhill skiing]; Peasants of Sweden. Scandinavia.
Size: 3008px × 4203px
Location: Scandinavia
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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