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John Thomson (1777-ca. 1840) was a commercial map publisher active in Edinburgh. He specialized in guide books and atlases and is primarily known for his Atlas of Scotland (1832) and the New General Atlas, first published in 1817 and reissued for the next quarter century. The New General Atlas was a commercial success—it was also published in Dublin and London—and it compiled existing geographic knowledge in compelling ways for a wide audience.
His Atlas of Scotland introduced new geographic information and was the first large-scale atlas of Scotland to be organized by county. It provided the most-accurate view of Scotland available before the Clearances. Work on the atlas began in 1820 and led to Thomson’s bankruptcy in 1830 due to the high costs of gathering the latest surveys and reviewing the required materials. Despite the publication of the atlas, Thomson declared bankruptcy again in 1835.
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1812 circa
Size:
11.75 x 9 inches
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VG
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99378
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
Size:
18.5 x 23 inches
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VG
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100002
A Comparative View of the Heights of the Principal Mountains and Other Elevations in the World . . .
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
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20 x 25 inches
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VG
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95039
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
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20 x 20 inches -_(each map)
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VG
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77454
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
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23.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
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72176
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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20 x 17.58 inches
Condition:
VG
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98280
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
Size:
23 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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97960
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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24.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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97772
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1823
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23.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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96938
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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24.25 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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95993
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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23.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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94761
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1832
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24 x 20 inches
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VG
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95331
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
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24 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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55825
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
Size:
23 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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83869
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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24 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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71643
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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23.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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92569
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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23.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
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72759
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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23.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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72059
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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23 x 19.5 inches ea
Condition:
VG
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88926
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
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19.5 x 23.5 inches
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VG
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88901
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
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24 x 21 inches
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VG
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78402
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
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23.5 x 17 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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27 x 19.5 inches
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VG
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86697
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
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23.5 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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85250
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1829
Size:
24 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
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83752
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
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23 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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54608
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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23 x 20 inches
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VG
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48137
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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20 x 21 inches
Condition:
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80331
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
Size:
21 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
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73138
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
20 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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77453
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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23.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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76920
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Edinburgh / 1817
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20 x 17.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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72526
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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24 x 19.5 inches
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VG
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73207
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Edinburgh / 1817
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23.5 x 19.5 inches
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VG
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72650
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Edinburgh / 1812
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23.5 x 20 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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24 x 19 inches
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VG
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72115
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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23.5 x 20 inches
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VG
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72024
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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24 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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71788
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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24 x 20 inches
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VG
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62805
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1813
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23 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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48322
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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25 x 20.5 inches
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VG
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48416
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
23 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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48342
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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46514
Archived
Place/Date:
London / 1810
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12 x 9 inches
Condition:
VG
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
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79336
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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16 x 18 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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23 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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24.5 x 20 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
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23.5 x 19.5 inches
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Good
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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19 x 23 inches
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VG+
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92324
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
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24.5 x 21 inches
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Good
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88731
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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24.25 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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20.75 x 17.25 inches
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VG+
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London / 1810
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VG+
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84562
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Edinburgh / 1814
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20 x 18 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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24.25 x 19.5 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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21.5 x 18 inches
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VG+
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82646
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Edinburgh / 1817
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20 x 15.5 inches
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VG+
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72356
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
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24 x 17 inches
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VG+
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80790
Place/Date:
London / 1810
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11.5 x 9 inches
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VG+
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79354
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Edinburgh / 1814
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20 x 18 inches
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VG+
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80458
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Edinburgh / 1820
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23.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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70448
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
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20 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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77876
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
Size:
19.5 x 22.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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77623
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
Size:
20 x 20 inches -_(each map)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
71610
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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20 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
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77214
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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19 x 23 inches
Condition:
VG+
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77077
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
Size:
19.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76964
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
Size:
24.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
68927
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
Size:
24.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
65474
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
Size:
19.5 x 23.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76109
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
Size:
24.25 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
71501
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
Size:
24.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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72987
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Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
20 x 17.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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72712
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
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20 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
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73175
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
Size:
24.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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71822
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
Size:
20 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
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72946
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
Size:
21 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
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60183
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
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23.5 x 19.5 inches
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VG+
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72905
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
23.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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72800
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
19.5 x 22 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
72687
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1815
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
72554
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
Size:
23.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
72209
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
20 x 17.5 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
72267
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
20 x 17.58 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
72534
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
15.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
72501
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
Size:
24 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
72477
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1814
Size:
24 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
72441
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
23.5 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
72414
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1817
Size:
23 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
72333
Place/Date:
Edinburgh / 1816
Size:
46 x 40 inches (if joined)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
72298