North & South America Exploration Routes Captain Cook 1816 Thomson map Normandy Book is not new or

Book is not new or in "new" condition like a modern book

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

Period Italian 1/4 leather binding

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North & South America Exploration Routes Captain Cook 1816 Thomson map Normandy Book is not new orWestern 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