Lot 356

Atlas - Thomson, John





Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 14 February 2018 at 10:00 GMT
£2,500
Description
A New General Atlas. Edinburgh: J. Thomson, 1829. Large folio, folding frontispiece (Mountains), folding plate (Lengths of the Principal Rivers) and maps numbered 1-76 mounted on guards throughout (including 10 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 11 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 12 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 25 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 27 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 27 pt. 3 & 4 joined, 34 parts 1-4 joined as 2, 42 in 2 sheets; 43 "2nd" (Birman empire), occasional slight discolouration, one map (Asia) split at fold without loss, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, joints splitting, rubbed




