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John Thomson: West India Islands. - Porto Rico and Virgin Isles. - Haiti, Hispaniola or St. Domingo.   (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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West India Islands. - Porto Rico and Virgin Isles. - Haiti, Hispaniola or St. Domingo.
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English: This fascinating hand colored 1814 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson depicts the modern West Indies or Caribbean nations of Porto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Divided into two sections, this is a spectacularly detailed map of this regions. Depicts towns and cities, river courses, missions, and topographic details. One of the finest maps of these islands to appear in the 19th century.
Date 1815
date QS:P571,+1815-00-00T00:00:00Z/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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Geographicus link: PortoRico-t-1815
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