James Thompson (cartographer)
Encyclopedia
James Thompson was a leading early cartographer. He produced one of the first maps of York
- his Plan of the City of York and Ainsty (1785), which was based on the work of Francis White.
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
- his Plan of the City of York and Ainsty (1785), which was based on the work of Francis White.
Publications
- 1785 Plan of the City of York and Ainsty, based on the work of Francis White. This is a coloured etchingEtchingEtching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal...
, size 664x860mm, and is currently located in York City Art Gallery and is part of the Evelyn CollectionEvelyn collectionThe Evelyn collection is a collection of images of York, North Yorkshire, England, from the early 1900s taken by Dr William Arthur Evelyn. It is considered to be one of the most important collections of its era. It sold at Christie's for £700,000 in 2006....
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See also
- A chart of the North Sea, from the Forelands to North Bergen, and from the Scaw to the Orkneys and Shetland. Shewing the harbours, havens, bays and roads, banks, rocks, shoals, depths of water, &ca. with the most remarkable appearances of land. Done from various surveys, of the British, Dutch, and Danish pilots by James Thompson, Mariner, 1777. Publ. Robert Sayerhttp://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/explore/object.cfm?ID=G218:1/44 http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/toegangen/pdf/NL-HaNA_4.MCAL.ead.pdf