North & South America Exploration Routes Captain Cook 1816 Thomson map Normandy Rare and important historical work

Rare and important historical work officially documenting Champollion' s deciphering of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics by the illustrious French Academy

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Scarce late 19th century antique linen-backed color lithographed pocket map

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North & South America Exploration Routes Captain Cook 1816 Thomson map Normandy Rare and important historical workWestern Hemisphere. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, North America, South America, Exploration Routes, Captain Cook, Hawaii, Great Salt Lake, Mountains). Issued 1816, London by Thomson. Early 19th century folio sheet engraved map with original hand color. Note the curious almost circular mountain ring around the Great Salt Lake, but no sign of the mountain ranges near the Pacific coast. Engraved note beside Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) noting Cook was