Large Antique Map of Guadeloupe and Antigua with Adjacent Isles, 19th Century

Name: Large Antique Map of Guadeloupe and Antigua with Adjacent Isles, 19th Century
Brand: John Thomson
SKU: BG-31618-3
Price: 490 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: circa 1817
Maker: John Thomson
Kind: Maps
Size: 53.5 × 74.5 cm (21.1 × 29.3 in)
Condition: Good. Good condition considering its age. The paper showing signs of aging and foxing that contribute to its antique character. The yellowish offset, folds and creases are typical of maps that were used or stored in atlases.
Places: The Lesser Antilles
Reference: BG-31618-3

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Guadeloupe and Antigua on one sheet, an original copper engraving by John Thomson from his New General Atlas, published in Edinburgh around 1817, with hand color. The sheet is headed "West India Islands" at the top.

Guadeloupe fills the left side in a title panel, drawn in its two halves, Basse-Terre with its volcanic mountain mass on the west and the flatter Grande-Terre on the east, with the narrow channel between them. A smaller inset at the upper right shows Marie-Galante with the nearby islets, and a larger inset at the lower right shows Antigua with its deeply indented coast. A tiny islet group is drawn at lower left near the Guadeloupe coast. Mountains are shaded in fine hachure, coastal waters in gray wash, and place names run around the shorelines. Each island has its own scale of miles.

Thomson's atlas, issued in parts in Edinburgh, was known for the clarity of its engraving and the neat outline color of its maps.

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