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The British Channel by THOMSON, John - 1817

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The British Channel by THOMSON, John - 1817

The British Channel

by THOMSON, John

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Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1817. unbound. very good. Map. Engraving with beautiful original hand outline. Image measures 21" x 25".<br/> <br/> Beautiful map of the Channel with details of English and French coastlines. From Thomson's "New General Atlas" of 1816. Some minor foxing.<br> <br> John Thomson (1777 - 1837) was a Scottish bookseller and publisher active in the early 19th century, who was one of the leaders in Europe who favored detailed and accurate mapping over the decorative and elaborate cartouches that appeared in earlier maps. His most important work was "Thomson's New General Atlas" and his "Atlas of Scotland". Although he went into bankruptcy twice during his career, his maps are today highly desirable for their scale and detail. This is beautiful example of his work.<br/> <br/>
  • Bookseller Argosy Book Store US (US)
  • Format/Binding Unbound
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  • Publisher John Thomson
  • Place of Publication Edinburgh
  • Date Published 1817
  • Keywords Thomson, United Kingdom, British Isles

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Edinburgh, c. 1814. Copper engraving, approx 52.5 x 64.5 cms, engraved by John and George Menzies, original hand-colour, light toning, short centrefold split, blank verso. John Thomson made his fortune through his extremely successful 'New General Atlas', but in the 1820s he bankrupted himself, twice (in the process of creating his large-scale 'Atlas of Scotland') and he disappears from the historical record. Thomson's maps are characteristic of the Edinburgh school of cartography which flourished at the beginning of the nineteenth-century and is noted for its clarity and elegance; other exponents include John Cary and John Pinkerton. Map
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The British Channel.

by THOMSON, John

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Edinburgh: John Thomson. 1817. 50 x 63 cm. (Sheet 53 x 73 cm.) Original outline hand-colour. Double page map of the south coast of England, the Bristol Channel, Channel Islands and the norhern coast of France; vignette of St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall and insert of The Breakwatr at Cherbourg. Issued in the 1828 edition of Thomson's 'New General Atlas'.
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