C1794

The Circle of Upper Saxony, with the Marquistate of Lusatia, Drawn from the Best Authorities.

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Scarce, c.19th hand coloured map of New South Wales with Norfolk and Lord Howes Islands by Robert Wilkinson. 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. … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

The Circle of Upper Saxony, with the Marquistate of Lusatia, Drawn from the Best Authorities.

Date:

C1794

Mapmaker:

Robert Wilkinson (1752 - 1836)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring.

Image Size:

245mm

x 210mm

Paper Size:

311mm

x 249mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1794

Description:

Scarce, c.19th hand coloured map of New South Wales with Norfolk and Lord Howes Islands by Robert Wilkinson.

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:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 8598585
Sir John Soane’s Museum: Reference Number 365

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.

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