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Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sky blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 85 printed pages of text with 4 monochrome illustrations on coated paper. A little sun fading to the blue of the spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [French].

Very good condition. Original centerfold exhibits some wear. Blank on verso. Size 23 x 20 Inches. This hand colored map is a steel plate engraving, dating to 1814 by the important English mapmaker John Thomson. It depicts France divided into its color coded departments. Thomson maps are known for their stunning color, awe inspiring size, and magnificent detail. Thomson's work, including this map, represents some of the finest cartographic art of the 19th century. References: Phillps 731. Newberry Library: Ayer +135 T4 1817. Rumsey 1007.023.

Very good. Some Offsetting. Size 20.75 x 24 Inches. A fine example of John Thomson's stunning c. 1814 hand-colored map of the West India islands of Dominica and Martinique, engraved by Kirkwood and Son for the 1817 edition of Thomson's General Atlas . A Closer Look Divided into two sections, this map offers spectacular detail of these two picturesque islands. Both sections offer detail to the level of individual buildings noting churches, convents, villages, hospitals, and forts. Some sailing hazards and portages are also noted, along with mountains, rivers, caves, forests, and river systems. In the lower-left hand quadrant, there is an inset of the Cul-de-Sac Royal (modern day Fort-de-France). Publication History and Census This map was prepared by John Thomson and engraved by (Robert) Kirkwood and Son in Edinburgh for inclusion in Thomson's New General Atlas , which went through multiple printings in Edinburgh, London, and Dublin between 1815 and 1817. Examples of the map display different pagination (or none at all) and other minor details depending on the printing, with the plate number here (No. 66) seemingly added separately from the main plate. References: Rumsey 1007.072. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer +135 T4 1817.

Good. Light offsetting. Trimmed unevenly at left edge. Size 20.5 x 24 Inches. An example of John Thomson's hand-colored 1814 map of the West India islands of Antigua, Guadeloupe, and Marie-Galante. A Closer Look The West Indian islands of Antigua, Guadeloupe, and Marie-Galante are depicted in detail with attention to rivers, topography, towns and villages, and major port cities. Even individual buildings, including churches and windmills, are illustrated. Saint John (Saint John's) on Antigua stands out for its size and geometric plan. The modern history of these islands was defined by the slave trade and plantation economies, but the years immediately preceding this map's publication were highly tumultuous, especially for Guadeloupe, which saw foreign invasion (it changed hands between Britain, France, and, briefly, Sweden, during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815)), the abolition and reimposition of slavery, and consequent slave uprisings. Publication History and Census This map was prepared by John Thomson and engraved by (Robert) Kirkwood and Son in Edinburgh for inclusion in Thomson's New General Atlas , which went through multiple printings in Edinburgh, London, and Dublin between 1815 and 1817. Examples of the map display different pagination (or none at all) and other minor details depending on the printing. References: Catalogue of maps of Hispanic America, v. 1, p. 245. Rumsey 1007.071 (alternate printing).

Very good. Closed tears extending one-half inch into printed area from top margin professionally repaired on verso. Lightoffsetting. Size 20.25 x 25.25 Inches. A fine example of John Thomson's 1814 map of the English Channel, published in 1817 in his New General Atlas . A Closer Look England is depicted from Cornwall eastward as far as Canterbury and the Strait of Dover, while the French coast is covered from Goulet Harbor eastward to Boulogne. Coastal settlements and nearby inland ports, including London and Bristol, are noted in considerable detail. Some hazards, lighthouses, islets, and other features are indicated on the water, including the Eddystone Lighthouse at left, which, when originally built in 1698, was likely the first ever offshore lighthouse. An interesting element of the map is the naming of regions, such as English shires and French départements, along the coast. Historical Context During the Napoleonic Wars, which would end at Waterloo just one year after this map was engraved, the English Channel became a major hotbed of smuggling and war profiteering, with English textiles flooding into continental Europe. The close proximity of the coasts, with only 24 miles separating Dover and Calais, as noted here, made such operations relatively practicable despite the channel's notoriously choppy waters. Publication History and Census This map was engraved by John and George Menzies of Edinburgh in 1814 for issue in the 1817 edition of Thomson's New General Atlas . It is not independently cataloged among the holdings of any institution aside from the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, while Thomson's entire atlas is more widely distributed in institutional collections. References: Rumsey 1007.015.

Very good condition. Original centerfold exhibits some light toning . Light soiling to outer margins. Original platemark visible. Blank on verso. Size 20.25 x 22.75 Inches. This hand colored map is a steel plate engraving, dating to 1814 by the important English mapmaker John Thomson. It depicts France divided into its color coded provinces. Until 1790 France was divided into 40 provinces based on local loyalities and feudal histories. On March 4th of 1790 the National Constituent Assembly reorganized the Provinces into 101 departments, but old habits being what they are, many maps, including Thomson's, continued to depict the provinces of France well into the 20th century. Thomson maps are known for their stunning color, awe inspiring size, and magnificent detail. Thomson's work, including this map, represents some of the finest cartographic art of the 19th century. Engraved in 1814 by James Kirkwood and issued as plate no. 18 in Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson's 1817 edition of the New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.023. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

Very good condition. Original centerfold exhibits some light toning . Light soiling to outer margins. Original platemark visible. Blank on verso. Size 20 x 24.75 Inches. This hand-colored 1814 map by John Thomson details France the in year of Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat and subsequent imprisonment at Elba. One year later, Napoleon's escape and final defeat at Waterloo would end 22 years of almost continuous warfare (the French Revolutionary Wars from 1792-1802, and the Napoleonic Wars, 1804-1814). The map is beautifully engraved in the minimalist English style pioneered in the early part of the 19th century. Thomson maps are known for their stunning color, awe inspiring size, and magnificent detail. Thomson's work, including this map, represents some of the finest cartographic art of the 19th century. Relief is shown by hachure with towns, cities, and major topographical features identified. Finely engraved by Kirkwood & Son and issued as Plate 19 for Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson's 1817 issue of the New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.022. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

Very good condition. Original centerfold exhibits some light toning . Light soiling to outer margins. Original platemark visible. Blank on verso. Size 20.5 x 24 Inches. This beautiful hand colored 1814 map of Holland is beautifully engraved in the minimalist English style pioneered in the early part of the 19th century. The Broad Fourteen sandbar, scene of countless naval battles, is shown here by fine stippling. Relief is shown by hachure with towns, cities, and major topographical features identified. Thomson maps are known for their stunning color, awe inspiring size, and magnificent detail. Thomson's work, including this map, represents some of the finest cartographic art of the 19th century. Issued as plate no. 16 for Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson's 1817 New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.020. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

1st Edition. Very good. Original centerfold. Size 19.75 x 23.5 Inches. A beautiful large format 1814 John Thomson map of Tartary - a nebulous term that referred to all of Central Asia north of China and India, and South of the Russian Empire, and from the Caspian Sea, to Sakhalin. A Closer Look Coverage is expansive, illustrating a broad but then poorly understood swath of Asia. It is divided into Independent Tartary, corresponding loosely to modern day Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and Chinese Tartary, embracing lands claimed by the Qing, including Tibet, the Gobi, and most of Mongolia. In essence, the map is configured roughly along the lines of the old Mongol Empire, with the territories controlled by the sons of Kublai Khan, based in Peking, defined as Chinese Tartary, and the territory to the west of Kashgar, modern day Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, occupied by various independent 'Hordes,' including the Great Horde, the Kirguses Hordes, and the Kharizm. The supposed site of the ancient capital of the Great Khan, Karakum, is noted in the Gobi. A portion of the ancient Silk Road caravan route from Lok Nor to China is recognizable with caravan stops marked, among them the legendary cities of Bokhara, Kashgar, and Samarkand. Within a few years, Russia and England would begin maneuvering to seize control of this area in a decades long conflict known as the 'Great Game'. Publication History and Census This map was prepared and engraved in 1814 in Edinburgh for inclusion in the 1817 first edition of John Thomson's New General Atlas . Unlike most Thomson maps, no engraver is named. The map is well represented in institutions and appears on the market from time to time. References: Rumsey 1007.040. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

1st Edition. Very good. Original centerfold exhibits some light toning. Transference. Original platemark visible. Size 20.5 x 24 Inches. This is John Thomson's 1814 map of the Caribbean Islands of St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and Nevis. This map was issued in the year St. Lucia was ceded to the British Empire. A Closer Look The sheet presents three separate maps: The main map focuses on St. Kitts (St. Christophers). A smaller inset appears at bottom center, expanding coverage of southeast of St. Kitts to include nearby Nevis. A third inset, in the lower right, details St. Lucia. All three focus on costal features, with very little inland detail, likely betraying Thomson's sources as nautical charts. Nonetheless, important churches and topographical elements are noted. St. Kitts and Nevis - Historical Context In 1814, St. Kitts, also known as Saint Christopher, and nearby Nevis, were key jewels in the British colonial Caribbean crown. Having been contested over by both the British and French across previous centuries, it solidified as a British possession in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. The island's economy was anchored in the plantation system, primarily centered around sugar production, which relied heavily on the labor of enslaved Africans. Today, St. Kitts, as part of the federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, is a vibrant Caribbean nation known for its rich history, stunning natural beauty, and diverse cultural heritage. Moving beyond its colonial and sugar-centric past, the island has successfully pivoted towards tourism as a primary economic driver. St. Lucia - Historical Context In the year this map was issued 1814, St. Lucia was formally and permanently ceded to Great Britain after over a century of changing hands. The island nonetheless bore cultural imprints from both empires. Sugar cane plantations sprawled across its landscapes, underpinned by the labor of enslaved Africans, making it a vital cog in the lucrative West India sugar economy. Publication History and Census This map was prepared and engraved in 1814 in Edinburgh for inclusion in the 1817 first edition of John Thomson's New General Atlas . It was engraved by Robert Kirkwood and his son, also Robert. The map is well represented in institutions and appears on the market from time to time. References: Rumsey 1007.070. Phillips (Atlases) 731.

Very good. Light wear and toning along original centerfold. Closed margin tears professionally repaired on verso. Blank on verso. Original platemark visible. Size 20 x 24 Inches. This is an 1814 John Thomson map of the Russian Empire. The map depicts the region from the Baltic Sea, Prussia, and Sweden to the Aleutian Islands and from the Arctic Ocean to the Yellow River. Highly detailed, myriad cities, towns, and villages are labeled throughout, including St. Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk, Kiev, and Kharkov. Rivers and mountain ranges are also identified, as are islands and numerous locations along the coastlines. It is important to note that the long-disputed sea between Korea and Japan is identified as the 'Sea of Japan. Historical Context In 1815, Tsarist Russia emerged from the Napoleonic Wars economically insolvent and politically fearful of the Revolutionary fervor that had just swept through Europe. In order to shore up Russia's economic position, the Tsars began an aggressive series of expansions into the Caucuses and Central Asia that would vastly increase the landmass of the Russian Empire. Publication History Thomson maps are known for their stunning color, awe inspiring size, and magnificent detail. Thomson's work, including this map, represents some of the finest cartographic art of the 19th century. Engraved by N.R. Hewitt, 10 Broad Street, London, and issued as plate no. 36 in Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson's 1814 edition of the New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.039. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

1st Edition. Very good condition. Original centerfold exhibits some verso repair and reinforcement. Blank on verso. Size 24 x 20 Inches. This is an excellent example of John Thomson's 1814 map of Switzerland according to its division into 26 constituent Cantons under the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia. Features a splendid view of Mont Blanc in the lower quadrants. This is the first edition of Thomson's map of Switzerland from the 1814 edition of the General Atlas . Subsequent editions of Thomson's General Atlas were published in 1817 and 1826. References: Rumsey 1007.029.

1st Edition. Very good. Original centerfold. Some offsetting. Size 21 x 25 Inches. This is John Thomson's 1814 map of Barbados and St. Vincent, both part of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc, West Indies. It illustrates the final days of slavery on both islands, and coincides with a period marked by internal strife, social upheaval, economic decline, and rebellion. Barbados From the 17th century, Barbados was one of the most prosperous British West Indian colonies with a large slave-driven sugar-growing economy. As evident on this map, there are hundreds of plantations and sugar mills - represented tiny windmills - scattered throughout, with landowners named. Nonetheless, when this map was issued, slavery was in decline in British colonies and with it, the plantation economy. In 1816, when this map was being printed, Barbados' enslaved rose up in the first of three rebellions in the British West Indies, and the largest slave uprising in the island's history. The rebellion largely surprised planters, who felt their slaves were content because they were allowed weekly dances, participated in social and economic activity, and were generally fed and looked after - notwithstanding the Barbados Slave Code, which denied slaves human rights and prescribed inhumane torture, mutilation, or death as a means of control. Unlike, neighboring St. Vincent, which is mountainous and densely jungled, Barbados offered wide flat terrain, which strongly favored British rather than guerilla tactics. The rebellion failed militarily, and most combatants were deported. It did, however, set the stage for progressive legislative reform culminating in the abolition of slavery on Barbados by 1834. St. Vincent The map reveals St. Vincent during a period of economic decline. St. Vincent was first occupied by the French but was ceded to England after the Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763). Like the French before them, the British maintained only a tenuous control over the island, with powerful Carib tribes dominating the mountainous north and western slopes - as shown here. The First Carib War (1769 - 1773) ended in a stalemate. The Second Carib War began in 1795. With the support of French Revolutionary advisors and troops from Martinique, the Caribs pushed towards the British stronghold of Kingstown. They were ultimately repulsed when British reinforcements, led by General Ralph Abercromby, led a major expedition into Carib-held territory. More than 5,000 black Caribs were deported from Saint Vincent first to the island of Baliceaux, off Bequia, where half of them died in concentration camps, and then to the island of Roatán off the coast of present-day Honduras, where they later became known as the Garifuna people. In the following decades, the British attempted to establish a plantation economy, but the abolition of slavery in 1838 left most plantations abandoned and the economy in a long decline. Publication History and Census This map was prepared and engraved in 1814 in Edinburgh by Kirkwood and Sons for inclusion in the 1817 first edition of John Thomson's New General Atlas . References: Rumsey, 1007.073. Catalogue of maps of Hispanic America, v. 1, p. 245.

Very good. Minor wear and toning along original centerfold. Minor foxing. Original platemark visible. Size 23 x 19.5 Inches. This fascinating hand colored 1814 map depicts Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Modern day Finland, though included, was then part of the Kingdom of Sweden. Relief is shown by hachure with towns, cities, and major topographical features identified. The legendary and semi-mythical whirlpool known as the Maelstrom in northwestern Norway is noted. This legendary whirlpool was an inspiration for Edgar Allen Poe's classic tale 'Descent into the Maelstrom'. In reality, it is a periodic and powerful current cause by tidal variation in the region. At this time in history, Scandinavia was in the midst of a prolonged period of peace and prosperity that led to a cultural and population boost. The whole is beautifully engraved in the minimalist English style pioneered in the early part of the 19th century. Thomson maps are known for their stunning color, awe-inspiring size, and magnificent detail. Thomson's work, including this map, represents some of the finest cartographic art of the 19th century. This map was prepared by John Thomson for inclusion in the 1814 edition of Thomson's New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.017 (1817 edition).

Good condition. Original centerfold exhibits some light toning . Some ink marks - see image. Original platemark visible. Blank on verso. Size 24.5 x 21 Inches. This hand colored 1814 map of England and Wales is beautifully engraved in the minimalist English style pioneered in the early part of the 19th century. Thomson maps are known for their stunning color, awe inspiring size, and magnificent detail. Thomson's work, including this map, represents some of the finest cartographic art of the 19th century. Relief is shown by hachure with towns, cities, and major topographical features identified. Issued in 1814 as plate no. 14 for Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson's 1817 New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.013. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

Very good condition. Original centerfold exhibits some light toning . Light soiling to outer margins. Original platemark visible. Blank on verso. Size 20.5 x 24 Inches. This fascinating hand colored 1814 map depicts Denmark, Iceland and the Faeroe Islands. The whole is beautifully engraved in the minimalist English style pioneered in the early part of the 19th century. Thomson maps are known for their stunning color, awe inspiring size, and magnificent detail. Thomson's work, including this map, represents some of the finest cartographic art of the 19th century. Relief is shown by hachure with towns, cities, and major topographical features identified. Issued in 1814 as plate no. 10 for Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson's 1817 New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.018. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

1st Edition. Good. Centerfold stabilized on verso. A few minor margin tears reinforced and repaired on verso. Size 17.5 x 21 Inches. This is the first edition of John Thomson's 1814 map of Southeast Asia and the East India Islands. A Closer Look Centered on Borneo, Thomson's map covers from China and Hainan south to Sumatra and Java, and eastward as far as the Philippines and New Guinea. Includes the Pearl River Delta at its northernmost edge and names Macao and Lantao Island (Hong Kong). The Singapore Straits are identified, as are Bintan and Batam Islands, but the Island of Singapore itself is unnamed. Apocryphal Island of St. John Just to the east of Philippine Mindanao, sets the fictitious island of St. John's. The fiction of St. John's Island originates with the Portuguese cooption of manuscript mappings of this region acquired from the Magellan expedition. Its first published reference is on Ortelius' 1570 Asiae Nova Descripto . Afterward, numerous mariners, including Dampier, claimed to have visited it. However, most were most likely mistaking it for other nearby islands. Over the years, the location of St. John's Island thus migrated westwards towards Mindanao's eastern coast, where it resided until about 1850, when the island finally disappeared from cartographic record. In later variants of this map, Thomson expresses doubt about the island, naming it 'Doubtful', but in this early edition, he seems confident . Publication History and Census This map is a steel plate engraving by Thomas Clerk and was prepared by John Thomson for inclusion in the 1817 edition of Thomson's New General Atlas . This is the 1st edition, with the Clerk imprint under the title. References: Rumsey 1007.043. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

Very good. Size 18.75 x 22.75 Inches. This is a fine example of John Thomson's 1814 map of Poland. It illustrates the lands of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and on the cust of its partition betweem Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Poland - Stuck between Great Powers The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth suffered at the hands of Russia, Prussia, and Austria in the 18th century when the three states conspired to reduce and then eliminate the commonwealth, a feat accomplished in 1795. But Polish nationalism had been enflamed by the American and French Revolutions, and the Napoleonic Wars offered an opportunity to recreate a Polish state. Following a popular uprising in 1806, Napoleon carved off a portion of Prussia to create the Duchy of Warsaw, which was established as a constitutional monarchy. However, the duchy was a French client state with limited autonomy, and was short lived in any case, having been occupied by Russia in 1813 following Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia the previous year. After Napoleon's retreat, the Duchy of Warsaw effectively ceased to exist as the Russians fought against holdout forces and established a temporary military government. Soon after this map's publication, the 1815 Congress of Vienna determined the political fate of Poland. Russia demanded the whole lot given its outsize contribution to Napoleon's defeat, but the other European powers were aligned in opposition, with the issue becoming the most contentious of the entire congress. In the end, a complicated arrangement effectively cut the Duchy of Warsaw in half between Russia and Prussia, which appears to have been anticipated by the color coding here (Galicia and surrounding areas shaded in pink had been annexed by Austria in 1772). Nominally, the new Prussian Duchy of Posen and Russian-ruled Kingdom of Poland maintained some autonomy and Kraków held 'free city' status, but in effect Poland ceased to exist, yet again, until 1918. With additional border changes in the 20th century, Poland 'shifted' considerably to the west; Warsaw, near left-center here is now in the eastern part of the country, while Brest, at center here, is no longer part of Poland at all but was at the western edge of the Soviet Union and now Belarus. Publication History and Census This map is a steel plate engraving prepared by John Thomson and engraved by Nathaniel Rogers Hewitt for inclusion in the November 1814 edition of Thomson's New General Atlas . It is very similar but not identical to a map in the David Rumsey Map Collection (List No. 0732.021) dated to July 1814, showing that Thomson published two editions of the map in a single year to keep up with the rapidly changing situation. This edition of the map is held by a handful of libraries in North America and Europe and is scarce to the market. References: Rumsey 0732.021, OCLC 526599966.

1st Edition. Very good. Original centerfold exhibits some light toning. Light soiling to outer margins. Original platemark. Size 18.75 x 20.75 Inches. This is a first edition 1814 John Thomson map of Asia, the Indian Ocean, and Australia. A Closer Look Coverage embraces all of Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, and the western Pacific. Partial coverage includes adjacent parts of Africa, Europe, and America. Relief is shown by hachure with towns, cities, and major topographical features identified. Major spheres of influence are color-coded, including China, Chinese Tartary, West Tartary, Siberia, Persia, Hindoostan, Turkey, and Arabia. The inclusion of Australia and New Zealand are likely meant to put the entire region into the context of the Indian Ocean, the primary vector of maritime trade with Asia and the New South Whales Colony - points of great interest to the British public. Australia is neatly divided with shading between New Holland and New South Wales. Great Thibet The map offers a novel illustration of 'Great Thibet', a vast territory including not only Tibet, but also Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Siam (Thailand), and Malaya. Not only is Tibet here independent from China, it is also comparable in geographical significance to both China and India. It is not clear from where this vision of Tibet stems, although it is common to other contemporaneous British maps, including those of Cary and Pinkerton. Historical Context By the early 18th century, most of the world had been explored, but notable exceptions are evident on this map. These include an uncertain shoreline in Northern Australia (here identified as New Holland), an extremely primitive and speculative mapping of New Guinea, and a largely unmapped African Interior. The Liakhov Islands, just north of Siberia, make one of their first cartographic appearances. These islands, discovered by the Russian trader Ivan Liakhov, contained so much fossilized Mammoth Ivory that for nearly 100 years, scientists speculated that the islands were fully composed of ivory. Publication History and Census This map was prepared and engraved in 1814 in Edinburgh by J. and G. Menzies for inclusion in the 1817 first edition of John Thomson's New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.038. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

Good. Some centerfold toning and offsetting. Size 17.5 x 21 Inches. This is John Thomson's 1814 map of Southeast Asia and the East India Islands. A Closer Look Centered on Borneo, Thomson's map covers from China and Hainan south to Sumatra and Java, and eastward as far as the Philippines and New Guinea. Includes the Pearl River Delta at its northern most edge and names Macao and Lantao Island (Hong Kong). The Singapore Straits are identified, as are Bintan and Batam Islands, but the Island of Singapore itself is unnamed. Apocryphal Island of St. John Just to the east of Philippine Mindanao, sets the apocryphal island of St. John's. The fiction of St. John's Island probably originates with the Portuguese cooption of manuscript mappings of this region acquired form Magellan expedition. Its first published reference is on Ortelius' 1570 Asiae Nova Descripto . Afterwards, numerous mariners, including Dampier, claimed to have visited it, however, most were most likely mistaking it for other islands in the region. Over the years the location of St. John's Island thus migrated westwards towards Mindanao's eastern coast where it resided until about 1850, when the island finally disappeared from cartographic record. In the earliest editions this map Thomson seems confident of St. John's Island, but in this edition, he annotates it with 'Doubtful'. Publication History and Census This map is a steel plate engraving by Thomas Clerk and was prepared by John Thomson for inclusion in the 1817 edition of Thomson's New General Atlas . This is likely the 2nd edition, with the imprint of Clerk removed and minor changes made to the cartography - as noted above. References: Rumsey 1007.043. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Good. Some offsetting. Original centerfold. Size 17 x 24.5 Inches. This is an example of John Thomson's 1814 map of the United States and the course of the St. Lawrence River. The map offers much of interest, ranging from early state and territorial configurations to rarely seen references to short-lived treaties with American Indians. A Closer Look This is two maps on one sheet: the right map focuses on the United States from the Mississippi River eastward to the Atlantic including the Great Lakes and adjacent parts of Ontario, Quebec, and Louisiana; and the left details the course of the St. Lawrence River from the Atlantic to Lake Ontario. The United States map presents an early statehood configuration with Georgia extending westward as far as the Mississippi to include modern-day Alabama, Florida divided into eastern and western territories, and the Great Lakes controlled by the Northwest Ordinance. East and West Florida Florida is depicted according to an ephemeral division into eastern and western zones. This configuration emerged around 1810 when President James Madison annexed western Florida from Spain claiming it as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Though somewhat spurious, Madison's claim allowed the United States to take control of Mobile Bay thus opening an important artery into the interior of modern-day Alabama to America traders and settlers. East Florida was, at this time, still under Spanish control and would remain so until the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1821. Northwest Territory The vast territory between the Ohio River, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi is identified as the Northwest Territory, created in 1789 by the Northwest Ordinance. The Ordinance, or the Freedom Act, is considered the single most important act of legislation passed by the Continental Congress after the Declaration of Independence. Through the Northwest Territory, the Continental Congress established the conventions upon which the United States would expand westward. By consolidating sole distribution rights for all westward land sales into the federal government, the Congress established a precedent that would, in the course of the next 50 years, weaken the power of the individual states while simultaneously strengthening the federal government. Short-Lived American-Indian Treaty In what would become Ohio, there is an unusual boundary line labeled 'Boundary Line by the Treaty of 1795'. This refers to the Treaty of Greenville. On August 20, 1794, an American army commanded by Anthony Wayne defeated a Native American force led by Blue Jacket of the Shawnee at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. The treaty that followed established United States hegemony over the region, forcing the American Indian nations to relinquish all claims to land south and east of a boundary that began roughly at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, then turned southward to Fort Laurens, and then westward to Fort Laramie and Fort Recovery, then finally southward to the Ohio River. The U.S. government, in turn, relinquished claims to the territory north and west of the line. This was a short lived concession and rarely appears on maps. St. Lawrence The left map focuses on the course of the St. Lawrence River from its mouth to Lake Ontario. The St. Lawrence was, at the time, an important artery for trade between the British territories in Quebec and Montreal and the American settlements along the Great Lakes. Publication History and Census This map was prepared and engraved in 1814 in Edinburgh by J. and G. Menzies for inclusion in the 1817 first edition of John Thomson's New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.061. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817 no. 55.

1st Edition. Very good condition. Some offsetting. Original centerfold. Size 20 x 24 Inches. This is John Thomson's 1814 map of North America. It is perhaps the best general atlas map of North America to appear in the 19th century. A Closer Look Coverage extends from the Arctic south to southern of Florida and northern Mexico. Cartographically Thomson draws heavily from the explorations of Samuel Herne, Alexander MacKenzie, Louis and Clark, David Thomson, and others. This map offers impressive detail both with regard to those better-known parts of the United States located east of the Mississippi as well as in the British controlled provinces north of the Missouri River. The Great Lakes as well as many of the lakes and river to the west of the Hudson Bay are well mapped giving evidence to the work of French and British explorers seeking a river passage to the Pacific as well as to the exploratory efforts of the Northwest Company and the Hudson Bay Company. The Transmississippi is, by contrast, only sparsely mapped in accordance with the 1811 cartographic speculations of Alexander von Humboldt, especially his remarkable treatment of the Rocky Mountains, compounded by relatively limited information drawn from the just published journals of the Louis and Clark Expedition. Curiously neither Great Salt Lake nor Utah Lake are anywhere in evidence despite being mapped in some of Thomson's other maps of the region, such as his Spanish North America plate. Another curiosity is the interesting path commencing at the confluence of the Oisconsin and Mississippi Rivers and running east nearly to the Missouri - its source and purpose are a mystery. In a clear case of carto-advocacy Thomson has attached the name New Albion to the entire western coast from Vancouver Island to the Gulf of California, thereby asserting a British claim to the region dating to Drake's 16th century circumnavigation. Publication History and Census This is the 1814 first edition of Thomson's map from the 1817 first edition of the New General Atlas . Subsequent editions were published through 1826. References: Rumsey 1007.059 (1817 edition). Wheat, Carl Irving, Mapping the Transmississippi West, 1540-1861 (5 vols), #319.

1st Edition. Very good. Some offsetting. Original centerfold. Size 19 x 25 Inches. This is the 1814 first edition John Thomson map of India with inset maps of the Ganges River. This is the rarest of the Thomson India series, having appeared only in the first edition of his atlas. It is one of the finest atlas maps of India to appear in the early 19th century. A Closer Look It depicts the whole of India from Lahore to the isle of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Numerous cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and beautifully depicted deserts appear throughout. The right side of the map, engraved and printed from a separate plate, is dedicated to a highly detailed mapping of the Ganges River. It includes a cross-section of the Ganges, a map of the course of the Ganges in the dry season, and a map of the Inland Navigations routes along the river from the Bay of Bengal to Allahabad. Publication History and Census This map was prepared and engraved in 1814 in Edinburgh by J. and G. Menzies for inclusion in the 1817 first edition of John Thomson's New General Atlas . References: cf. Rumsey 1007.044 (1817 edition).

1st Edition. Very good. Original centerfold exhibits some minor discoloration. Verso repairs to centerfold separations. Some offsetting. Original plate mark. Minor closed tear repaired upper left margin. Size 20.5 x 23.5 Inches. This is an example of John Thomson's 1814 map of Arabia, Egypt, and Abyssinia. Centered on the Arabian Peninsula, Thomson's map covers from the eastern Mediterranean to the Horn of Africa, and from the Libyan Desert to Persia. The whole of this map is beautifully engraved in the minimalist English style pioneered in the early part of the 19th century. Relief is shown by hachure with towns, caravan routes, cities, and major topographical features identified. A Closer Look To create this map Thomson drew information from various sources including earlier maps and contemporary excursions into the region. He identifies several important pilgrimage routes across the Arabian Desert to Mecca, the great caravan routes from the Nile Valley into the interior of Africa, and the caravan route from Basra to Aleppo. The 1789 route of the frigate Venus through the Red Sea is especially noteworthy. Vice Admiral Rosily and the Venus explored the Red Sea thoroughly and declared it a practical and navigable avenue for European trade. Previously, the Red Sea had a reputation as dangerous and was largely avoided by the larger European trading vessels. Publication History and Census This map is a steel plate engraving by J. and G. Menzies, and was prepared by John Thomson for inclusion in the 1814 first edition of Thomson's New General Atlas . References: Rumsey 1007.050. Phillips (Atlases) 731. Newberry Library: Ayer 135 T4 1817.

Very good. Minor toning and verso repair along original centerfold. Size 20.5 x 24.5 Inches. This is a fascinating 1814 map of the West Indies and Central America by the Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson. It covers from the Carolinas south through Texas, Mexico and Central America to the northern part of South America as well as Venezuela and the Orinoco Delta. It includes all of the West Indies including the Caribbean and the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Wonderful details with notations on both physical and political features, as well as undersea elements, banks, and shoals. Several American Indian tribes in both North and South America are noted. This map is magnificent in size, beautiful in color, and high in detail. References: Rumsey 1007.066.