1814 Map of New Holland From Thomson's New General Atlas 1817 - $150 - (Bagley, WI)
For sale is an 1814 map of New Holland from Thomson’s New General Atlas. Beautiful large hand colored map of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, extending to Fiji, the Solomons, Papua New Guinea, Timor and the Celebs. The map shows Australia's geographical features and place names, and also includes labels describing which explorers found which areas. It also offers helpful descriptions such as "the land here is very arid" and "high trees, natives seen. It was numbered Plate 73 for the 1817 New World Atlas. The map itself measure 19 ¾” x 24”, the whole map is 22” x 28 ½” and is separated in places at the middle seam. There is some light soiling and some small tears along the edges. John Thomson was a commercial map publisher in Edinburgh who specialized in guide books and atlases and is primarily known for his New General Atlas, first published in 1817. We have a second Thomson's map listed as well. We sell used items and what you think is important we may have unintentionally over looked. If you are unsure of anything in the description or pictures, please email prior to bidding. We strive to list everything as honestly as possible and by no means try to mislead anyone. Many of these items come from estate sales or auctions and in many cases we have not used them or tried them out, so if you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know. Items being sold may be dusty and need minor cleaning. So please feel free to ask questions or request additional photos. We do strive to be accurate but many of our items are used and we can miss things. Please review the photos as they are part of the description. We want you to be happy with your purchase but if for some reason you are not, please contact us before leaving negative feedback. If shipping seems high please use the shipping calculator, sometimes Priority is less expensive than Parcel depending on location. We will ship as cheaply as possible and will refund if necessary. Always happy…
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