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West India Islands by John Thomson

£95.00 Approx $120.87, €111.11

Code: 48308



Author: Thomson, John

Publisher: New General Atlas

Date published: 1821

Copper engraving with original hand colouring. Overall size: 67.5cms x 54.1cms. Image size: 598mm x 500mm. Bay of Honduras to Panama and the Gulf of Darien, extending to Jamaica. A very detailed and attractive map of the region in very good condition apart from one faint patch of brown offsetting in the blank area below Jamaica - see magnified image - not offensive. John Thomson was one of the leading exponents of the Edinburgh school of cartography which reached its zenith between 1800 and 1830. Thomson & his contemporaries such as Pinkerton and Cary redefined European cartography by abandoning such 18th century decorative elements as elaborate title cartouches and fantastic beasts in favour of detail and accuracy. Thomson's principle works include the Thomson's New General Atlas published from 1814 though 1827 (from which this map originates) and his Atlas of Scotland. The Atlas of Scotland, a work of groundbreaking detail and dedication would eventually bankrupt the Thomson firm in 1830. His maps are prized today for the quality of their detail, their size and the attractiveness of the original colouring.