Hydrographical chart of the World. / Thomson, John / 1814

Hydrographical chart of the World. Thomson, John, 1814

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Full Title: Hydrographical chart of the World on Wright or Mercators projection with tracts of the last circumnavigators. R. Scott sculpt. Drawn and engraved for John Thompson Junr. & Co., Edinburgh, 1814.

Author: Thomson, John

Date: 1814

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Author: Thomson, John

Date: 1814

Short Title: Hydrographical chart of the World.

Publisher: Edinburgh: John Thomson; London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; Dublin: John Cumming

Type: Chart Map ; Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 47

Object Width cm: 51

Scale 1: 82,000,000

Note: Engraved map. Outline hand color. Relief shown pictorially.

World Area: World

List No: 1007.002

Page No: No. 1

Series No: 6

Engraver or Printer: John Thomson & Co. ; Scott, Robert, 1777-1841

Published In: 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 in the World. Constructed from the best systematic works, and the most authentic voyages and travels. With a memoir of the progress of geography, a summary of physical geography, and a consulting index to facilitate the finding out of places. Edinburgh: Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for John Thomson and Company, Edinburgh; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London; and John Cumming, Dublin. 1817.

Publication Author: Thomson, John

Publication Date: 1817

Publication Reference: P731; Newberry Library: Ayer +135 T4 1817.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 1007.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 84

Publication Height cm: 55

Publication Width cm: 45

Image No: 1007002

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