1817 John Thompson Large Antique Map Caribbean Islands of St Vincent & Barbados Middlesex it was the first British

it was the first British print actively desired on the Continent

John Hawkesworth 1715 – 1773 English writer and book editor

was not realised but large tracts of the Pacific and Arctic coasts of America and Russia were charted

Plate size: - 14 1/2in x 9in (365mm x 245mm)

Inland posts were not built until 1774

1817 John Thompson Large Antique Map Caribbean Islands of St Vincent & Barbados Middlesex it was the first BritishTitle : West India Islands: St Vincent; Barbados Date : 1817 Size: 27in x 21in (685mm x 535mm) Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Ref: 35610 Description: This large original, beautifully hand coloured copper plate engraved antique map of the Caribbean Islands was published by John Thomson in his large elephant folio 1817 edition of A New General Atlas of the World. (Ref Tooley M&B) General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable