Old Map of the Indian Ocean Islands by John Tallis, 1851: Colonial Madagascar, Mauritius, Ceylon Finish:Map Ocean Bluff

Ocean Bluff

At a time when Davos was solidifying its reputation as one of the world’s premier ski resorts

the composer of "La Marseillaise"

Gothenburg: Known as 'Göteborg'

and also one of the highest quality and most accurate maps from the 1800s

Old Map of the Indian Ocean Islands by John Tallis, 1851: Colonial Madagascar, Mauritius, Ceylon Finish:Map Ocean BluffStep into the golden age of exploration with Islands in the Indian Ocean, a captivating 1851 cartographic masterpiece by the renowned John Tallis. This map, originally engraved for R. Montgomery Martins Illustrated Atlas, invites viewers to traverse the exotic expanse of the Indian Ocean, with its centerpiece islands of Madagascar, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and Mauritius. The original title itself conjures visions of distant shores and maritime