Hydrographical Chart World Wright Mercators (2 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Sheet size: 68cm x 53.8cm. From 'A New General Atlas, consisting of A Series of Geographical Designs, on Various Projections, Exhibiting the Form and Component Parts of the Globe; and A Collection of Maps and Charts, Delineating the Natural and Political Divisions of the Empires, Kingdoms and States of the World'. Date c.1814-1816. Crease to central fold line with a short split to the margin. Blank to the reverse. Age-toning, especially to the margins, minor off-setting and slight foxing as usual. Original hand-colouring nice and bright. In very good, bright, clean condition. This is one of a number of these maps that e are currently posting. Please see our other listings or use the keyword: hornseysthomson.

An excellent example of John Thomson's 1814 map of the world on Mercator's projection. Published in the 1814 edition of Thomson's General Atlas, this map was drawn to illustrate the great voyages of discovery of the late 18th century, most specifically Cook, Perouse, and Vancouver. Exploratory routes zigzag through the oceans and seas of this map, showing important land marks on the various voyages illustrated. The map identifies Cook's death in Hawaii, Vancouver's exploration of the Nootka Sound, and Perouse's navigations in Alaska. The routes of Phips around Spitzbergen and Pickersgill in the Baffin Bay are also delineated. The vastly important inland expeditions of Mackenzie (1789) and Hearne (1771) through the interior of North America are also noted. The Northwest Coast of America is still largely inaccurate, and the NW Passage has not been charted. No sign of the Antarctic coast, with Cook's travels being the farthest noted in the south.This is the first edition of Thomson's map from the 1814 edition of the General Atlas. Subsequent editions of Thomson's General Atlas were published in 1817 and 1826. 18 x 20 1/2 in.