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C1816
Asia
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Large scale map of Asia and the Western Pacific with detailed historical information. ds. Each island is accompanied by the date of it’s discovery and the name of it’s discoverer. Australia is shown with Bass Strait but with an unexplored … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Asia
Date:
C1816
Mapmaker:
Engraver:
J & G. Menzies
Condition:
Repaired tear at top of the central fold, not affecting image, plate mark at left reinforced, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
510mm
x 455mm
Paper Size:
635mm
x 530mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1816
Description:
Large scale map of Asia and the Western Pacific with detailed historical information. ds. Each island is accompanied by the date of it’s discovery and the name of it’s discoverer. Australia is shown with Bass Strait but with an unexplored southern coast from Nuyts Land to Western Port.
From Thompson’s a New General Atlas.
Collections: National Library of Australia Bib ID3426500
John Thomson (1804 - 1837)
Thomson was a Scottish cartographer, publisher and bookbinder active in Edinburgh during the early part of the 19th century. Thomson is generally one of the leading masters of the Edinburgh school of cartography which flourished from roughly 1800 to 1830. Thomson & his contemporaries (Pinkerton & Cary) redefined European cartography by abandoning typical 18th century decorative elements such as elaborate title cartouches and fantastic beasts in favor of detail and accuracy. Thomson's principle works include the Thomson's New General Atlas, published from 1817 to 1821.
