Chart of the Mediterranean Sea. Bay & roads of Marseilles. The harbour of Genoa. Plan of the Rock and Bay of Gibraltar, shewing the position of the combined fleet and attack of the battering ships in 1782. Gulf of Smyrna. Attack on Algiers by the fleet under the command of Lord Exmouth, August 27th 1816. Sketch of the watering place of Algeziras. Leghorn Road' This large map has seven inset charts of the Mediterranean ports of Marseilles, Genoa, Gibraltar, Leghorn (Livorno), Algeciras, Algiers and the Gulf of Smyrna (Izmir). Each inset chart has depth soundings marked.

Date Printed: 1817

Image Size: Approx 53.0 x 64.0cm, 20.75 x 25.25 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.

Type: Antique early 19th century atlas map with original hand colouring

Condition: Good; suitable for framing. However, please note: Minor offsetting -text and/or images from the facing page have left an impression on the print.

Verso: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

Folding: This is a folding map.

Artist/Cartographer/Engraver: Drawn & engraved by Samuel John Neele 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

John Thomson (1777-1840) was a Scottish cartographer from Edinburgh, best known for his 1817 New General Atlas.

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Good; suitable for framing. However, please note: Minor offsetting -text and/or images from the facing page have left an impression on the print.