A Map of Europe with the Political Divisions after the Peace of Paris and Congress of Vienna / Europe after the Congress of Vienna.

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Good. Light foxing and soiling. Offsetting, most noticeable in the top-left sheet. Size 42 x 49 Inches. A stunning map in four sheets (conjoined in twos to form a top and bottom half), this 1816 work by John Thomson depicting Europe in the wake of the Congress of Vienna clocks in at more than three feet tall by four feet wide. It represents the summation and apogee of Thomson's diligent and aesthetically-pleasing cartographic work in his New General Atlas . A Closer Look This lovely hand-colored map displays the continent of Europe with the borders determined at the Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The negotiations, which lasted nearly a year, with interruptions due to Napoleon's escape from exile and the Battle of Waterloo, resulted in a redrawn map of Europe. Most notably, Poland was partitioned between Austria, Prussia, and Russia, which emerged from the conflict in a much-enhanced position in Europe, The appearance of the short-lived United Kingdom of the Netherlands here is also significant; it would cease to exist 15 years later following a successful independence movement in Belgium. This map can be compared to Thomson's smaller map of Europe from the same atlas (also sold by us), which was undoubtedly produced earlier and maintains the late Napoleonic borders of Europe, with some hint at their eventual rearrangement. Aside from the changes mentioned above, Germany is seen here as subdivided into kingdoms rather than unified in Confederation. Curiously, a large portion of northern Germany is displayed as 'British Dominions,' a reflection of the fact that the sovereign of the newly-created Kingdom of Hanover was also the British King George III. The whole is beautifully engraved in the minimalist English style pioneered in the early part of the 19th century. A table above the title of the bottom sheet explains the colors employed, distinguishing the domains of different empires. Thomson maps are known for their stunning color, awe-inspiring size, and magnificent detail, and they represent some of the finest cartographic art of the 19th century. Publication History and Census This map was engraved in 1816 by Samuel John Neele for the 1817 edition of Thomson's New General Atlas , which went through multiple printings in Edinburgh, London, and Dublin between 1815 and 1817. This four-sheet map appears to be much rarer than the other maps in Thomson's atlas, suggesting that it was not included in all printings. Although the top or bottom half appear on the market occasionally, the full map of four sheets in two conjoined halves is scarce to the market. References: Rumsey 1007.037. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CongressOfVienna-thomson-1816

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