print / The British Colonies

Print, entitled 'The British Colonies, Their History, Extent, Condition and Resources'. Front cover of the pamphlet or possibly an advertising leaflet for the publication by R. Montgomery Martin, late Treasurer to the Queen at Hong Kong and Member of Her Majesty's Legislative Council in China. Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. Printed by J. & F. Tallis, London and New York. Depicts the female figure of Britannia seated on top of the globe, surrounded by representatives from Africa, China and Australia etc. Possibly c. 1860s to 1870s.;