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| Keywords: 1814 Thomson Map of the Northern Hemipshere ^ Arctic - Geographicus - NorthernHemipshere-thomson-1814.jpg This fascinating hand colored 1814 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson depicts the Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic to the Equator Includes all of North America Europe and Asia as well as the northern part of Africa and South America Impressive detail encompasses both political and geographic features In Africa the mythical Mountains of Kong are shown extending eastward to join with the Mountains of the Moon “ mythical source of the Nile River Exhibits a general lack of information regarding the Arctic and connects Greenland with the mainland Seems to leave the possibility of a Northeast though not a Northwest passage open Engraved by Kirkwood and published by Baldwin and Cradock as plat no 2 in Thomson ™s Atlas circa 1814 undated Size in 20 21 object history credit line accession number NorthernHemipshere-thomson-1814 Thomson John <i>A new general atlas consisting of a series of geographical designs on various projections exhibiting the form and component parts of the globe; and a collection of maps and charts delineating the natural and political divisions of the empires kingdoms and states in the World Constructed from the best systematic works and the most authentic voyages and travels With a memoir of the progress of geography a summary of physical geography and a consulting index to facilitate the finding out of places </i> 1817 edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by John Thomson 1814 maps Old maps of Earth's hemispheres Old maps of the Arctic Maps in English | ||||
