8001 x 6355 px | 67,7 x 53,8 cm | 26,7 x 21,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1817
Lieu:
Atlantic Ocean
Informations supplémentaires:
Cette image peut avoir des imperfections car il s’agit d’une image historique ou de reportage.
Chart of North Atlantic Ocean [with tracks of the shipping to West Indies, North America &c.]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Drawn & engraved by John Moffat for John Thomson's "New General Atlas". Provenance: "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", Edinburgh: Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for John Thomson and Company, Edinburgh; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London; and John Cumming, Dublin [Thomson's New General Atlas]. Type: Antique early 19th century atlas map with original hand colouring. A large and fascinating chart of the North Atlantic Ocean, showing the trade shipping routes according to the trade winds, and a number of other interesting features. The route of Nelson to the West Indies in pursuit of the French in 1805 is shown, as is the track of the USS Insurgent (originally the French frigate Insurgente). There are numerous observations of rocks and possible shoals
