THE BRITISH CHANNEL

£150

Covers the area from Stunning Sea Chart of the Channel by John Thomson with depths etc

Covers the area from Cornwall eastward as far as Canterbury and the Strait of Dover. Northward as far as Pembroke Shire and St. Brides Bay. Includes London and the Isle of Wright.

Compass rose

Excellent full original colour

Very good condition;

code : M3565

Cartographer : John Thomson

Date : 1814

Size : 51*64 cms

availability : Available

Price : £150

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THOMSON, John

flourised 1814-1869

John Thomson produced two major works in his life time, A New General atlas of the World 1814-28 and Atlas of Scotland 1820-32. The maps from A New General atlas of the World were printed in full hand coloring from large copperplate engravings. The level of detail at the time of publication was heralded as a breakthrough in British cartography and Thomson rightly earned a great deal of attention and his work copied for a number of years