Historic Map : Composite: Map of Europe, 1796 - Vintage Wall Art

(Composite map of) Map of Europe Drawn from all the Best Surveys, and Rectified by Astronomical Observations by A. Arrowsmith, Geographer. Charles Street, Soho, London. To the Right Hon.ble Sir Joseph Banks Bart. K.B. One of his Majesty's most Honorable Privy Council, and President of the Royal Society, This Map is Respectfully Dedicated by His much obliged Humble Sertv.t, A. Arrowsmith | Map of Europe Drawn from all the Best Surveys, and Rectified by Astronomical Observations by A. Arrowsmith, Geographer. Charles Street, Soho, London. To the Right Hon.ble Sir Joseph Banks Bart. K.B. One of his Majesty's most Honorable Privy Council, and President of the Royal Society, This Map is Respectfully Dedicated by His much obliged Humble Sertv.t, A. Arrowsmith | Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) was the finest cartographer of his generation. Although he received little formal education it is believed that he was taught some mathematical instruction by William Emerson, an author of several books on the application of mathematics to the area of cartography. Around 1770, Arrowsmith moved to London to seek employment. It is believed that he worked for William Faden before joining John Cary Sr. in the early 1780s. There he provided the measurements for John Cary's early publication detailing the roads from London to Falmouth, his first signed work. Arrowsmith set up on his own n 1790 and over the next thirty years produced some of the most beautiful and elegant maps of the era.

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