Cartographer:
THOMSON, John
Title:
REMOTE BRITISH ISLANDS.
Stock Code:
4912
Method:
Copper engraving
Publisher:
Edinburgh: Printed by Ben Stark for John Thomson.
Colouring:
Original colour with later additions
Atlas:
A New General Atlas
Size: (W x H):
59cm x 49.5cm
23 inches x 19½ inches
Date:
1827
Price:
£400
Five maps on one folio sheet showing Guernsey, Jersey, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight. There are two inset views- ‘The Eddystone Lighthouse’ and ‘Freshwater bay in the Isle of Wight with a distant view of the Needle Rocks’. Title at centre. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day.
Good margins. Fine condition.