Lot 349

Thomson, John

Auction: 13 January 2010 at 11:00 GMT
£4,000
Description
A new general atlas. Edinburgh: J. Thomson, 1821. Large folio, folding frontispiece of comparative elevations, dedication, folding plan of lengths of rivers, and 76 engraved maps hand-coloured in outline, approximately 8 maps on 2 sheets, joined, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spine, some light offsetting to most maps, lightly rubbed
