1814_Thomson_Map_of_the_West_Indies_^_Central_America_-_Geographicus_-_WestIndies-t-1814.jpg

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Artist

John Thomson (1777–1840)
Description	British geographer, cartographer and editor
Date of birth/death	1777	circa 1840 date QS:P,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Authority file	: Q6260696 VIAF : 262523356 ISNI : 0000000082848611 LCCN : n2006096968 GND : 140425977 SUDOC : 160668980 WorldCat

Title

West Indies.

Description

English: A masterpiece. This fascinating hand colored 1814 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson depicts the West Indies and Central America. Covers from the Carolinas south through Texas, Mexico and central America to the northern part of South America as far as Venezuela and the Orinoco Delta. Includes all of the West Indies islands including the Caribbean and the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Extraordinarily details with notations on both physical and political features, as well as undersea elements, banks, and shoals. Notates several American Indian tribes in both North and South America. This map’s magnificent size, beautiful color, and high detail make this one of the finest maps of this region to appear in the early 19th century.

Date

1814

Dimensions

height: 20 in (50.8 cm); width: 24 in (60.9 cm)

Accession number

Geographicus link: WestIndies-t-1814

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