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John Thomson: Atlantic or Western Ocean.   (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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Atlantic or Western Ocean.
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English: This fascinating hand colored 1814 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson depicts the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean. Extends as for north as Iceland and as far south as Brazil and the Congo. Made during the Napoleonic wars, this stunning map includes references to important battles and nautical routes of the period, including the route taken by Lord Nelson in pursuit of the French in 1805. Also includes path of the Insurgent, which disappeared in the West Indies after being harassed by the French navy, eventually giving rise to the Bermuda Triangle legend. Features a host of nautical notations on the Gulf Stream current, breakers, banks, trade winds and even a supposed “Maalstroom very Uncertain (West of the Cape Verde Islands).” Inland detail is minimal though important port cities and regions are noted.
Date 1814
date QS:P571,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions height: 20 in (50.8 cm); width: 25 in (63.5 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,20U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,25U218593
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