Northern Hemisphere 1816 Thomson map Mts. of Moon in Africa explorer tracks Baden Charmingly detailed

Charmingly detailed

Lot of three mid-19th century color lithographs

Very few examples are encountered with such nice detailed coloring

Latin Text

1820-1890's

Northern Hemisphere 1816 Thomson map Mts. of Moon in Africa explorer tracks Baden Charmingly detailedNorthern Hemisphere Projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London. (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, North Pole). Issued Edinburgh, 1816 by Thomson. Lovely early 19th century antique engraved map with original outline hand color. Of note for the prominent huge unbroken chain of mountains depicted cutting across the entire middle interior, naming the apocryphal Mountains of the Moon and the supposed course of the Niger river.