THOMSON, JOHN
HINDOOSTAN
Year: 1817Size: 73 x 53.5 cm (28.7 x 21 inches)
Cartographers: J & G Menzies and John Thomson.
This well-engraved original hand-coloured map of India features an insert of the "Isle of Ceylon" as well as a portion of Tibet on the upper right and Persia on the upper left.
Rarest of the Thomson series. This is an 1817 map of India by Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson and was published in the New General Atlas.
It depicts the whole of India from Lahore to the Isle of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Numerous cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and beautifully depicted deserts are noted throughout. This map's magnificent size, beautiful colour, and high detail make this one of the finest maps of this region to appear in the early 19th century.
This map was issued at the outset of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, which consolidated British colonial power in India.
John Thomson (1777–1840)
He was a Scottish cartographer from Edinburgh, celebrated for his 'New General Atlas', originally published in 1817 by himself in Edinburgh, John Cumming in Dublin, John Thomson was a Scottish cartographer from Edinburgh, celebrated for his 1817 New General Atlas, published by himself in Edinburgh, John Cumming in Dublin, and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy in London.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Good Condition
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