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C1794
An Accurate Map of the Islands and Channels betwee…
Mapmaker:
Scarce, c.19th hand coloured engraved map of the East Indies including Cambodia, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Philippines by Robert Wilkinson (1752?-1816). From: Wilkinson, R. A general atlas being a collection of maps of the world and quarters, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
An Accurate Map of the Islands and Channels between China and New Holland.
Date:
C1794
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Minor soiling in margins, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
293mm
x 237mm
Paper Size:
311mm
x 250mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1794
Description:
Scarce, c.19th hand coloured engraved map of the East Indies including Cambodia, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Philippines by Robert Wilkinson (1752?-1816).
From: Wilkinson, R. A general atlas being a collection of maps of the world and quarters, the principal empires, kingdoms. London
References:
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979 :: 1357.
Shirley, R. Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650-1750. Tring 1988 :: Wol. 15, Col. 387.
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 3532a.
Collections:
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 1201.00
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 8598585
Sir John Soane’s Museum: Reference Number 365
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers M1 801/1794/1
Robert Wilkinson (1752 - 1836)
London map publisher, engraver, and printseller active during the late c.18th and early c.19th. He was one of the principal successors to the cartographic and print publishing traditions associated with John Bowles and Carington Bowles, operating from premises at 58 Cornhill, London.
Wilkinson began his career as an engraver and printseller before emerging as a map publisher in his own right in the 1780s. He acquired and reissued numerous copperplates from earlier firms, particularly those of John Bowles and his successors, updating them to reflect contemporary geographical knowledge. Among his most significant publications is A General Atlas, Being a Collection of Maps of the World and Quarters, the Principal Empires, Kingdoms & States throughout the Known World (first issued 1794). This work compiled maps engraved by several hands, many adapted from earlier Bowles plates but brought up to date in line with late c.18th exploration and political change.
Wilkinson remained active in London until his death in 1836.