File:1814 Thomson Map of the Western Hemisphere ( North America ^ South America ) - Geographicus - HemiWest-t-1814.jpg
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John Thomson: Western Hemisphere. ( ) | ||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q6260696 |
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Western Hemisphere. |
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English: This fascinating hand colored 1815 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson depicts North America and South America or the Western Hemisphere. Map covers from the Arctic to the Antarctic and from New Zealand to the Cape Verde Islands. Depicts the routes of various important explorers include Cook, Gores, Vancouver and Perouse. America's Northwest Coast is only vaguely mapped. Dated, 1815. One of the finest maps of the Western Hemisphere to appear in the 19th century. |
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1814 date QS:P571,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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height: 20 in (50.8 cm); width: 22 in (55.8 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,20U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,22U218593 |
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Geographicus link: HemiWest-t-1814 |
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current | 16:21, 24 March 2011 | 4,000 × 4,338 (3.89 MB) | BotMultichillT (talk | contribs) | {{subst:User:Multichill/Geographicus |link=http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/HemiWest-t-1814 |product_name=1814 Thomson Map of the Western Hemisphere ( North America & South America ) |map_title=Western Hemisphere. |description=This fascinating ha |
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