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John Thomson: The British Channel.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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John Thomson  (1777–1840)  wikidata:Q6260696
 
Description British geographer, cartographer and editor
Date of birth/death 1777 Edit this at Wikidata circa 1840
date QS:P,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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artist QS:P170,Q6260696
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The British Channel.
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English: A fine example of J. Thomson’s 1814 map of the British Channel or English Channel. Depicts England from Cornwall eastward as far as Canterbury and the Strait of Dover. Extends northward as far as Pembroke Shire and St. Brides Bay. Includes London and the Isle of Wright. On the opposite side of the Channel this map covers from Goulet Harbor eastward to Boulogne. Minimal inland detail but excellent costal coverage. Engraved by J. and G. Menzies of Edinburgh for issue as plate no. 14 in the 1815 edition of Thomson’s New General Atlas .
Date 1814 (dated)
Dimensions height: 20.5 in (52 cm); width: 25.5 in (64.7 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,20.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,25.5U218593
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Geographicus link: BritishChannel-thomson-1814
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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. (1815 editon).

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