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John Pinkerton (February 17, 1758 - March 10, 1826) was an Scottish writer, historian, and cartographer. Pinkerton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a studious youth with a passion for the classics. As a young man, he studied at Edinburgh University before apprenticing as a lawyer. Around this time, he began writing, with his first book, Elegy on Craigmillar Castle published in 1776. Pinkerton moved to London in 1781 to pursue his writing career in earnest. He successfully published several works of literature, poetry, and history. Pinkerton proved passionate in his literary and historical writings, but his correspondence with other cartographers has been labeled as aggressive, even insane. In addition to his work as a writer and historian, Pinkerton was one of the leading masters of the Edinburgh school of cartography which flourished from roughly 1800 to 1830. Pinkerton and his contemporaries (Thomson and Cary) redefined European cartography by abandoning typical 18th century decorative elements such as elaborate title cartouches and fantastical beasts in favor of detail and accuracy. Pinkerton's principle work is Pinkerton's Modern Atlas published from 1808 through 1815 with a special American reissue by Dobson and Co. in 1818. Pinkerton relocated to Paris in 1818, where he managed his publishing business until his death in 1826.
Japan.
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A masterpiece. This fascinating hand colored 1809 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Korea (Corea) and Japan. A spectacular, highly detailed map of this fascinating region with spectacular engraving, practically leaps off the page. Possibly the ... (more details)
Northern Italy.
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This fascinating hand colored 1809 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Northern Italy, including Tuscany (Florence / Firenze ), Venice, Lombardy, Piedmont, and Milan. Early Pinkerton maps such as this one offer extraordinary quality and detail ... (more details)
Speculative course of the Niger River w/ apocryphal Mountains of Kong.
Southern Africa.
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This fascinating hand colored 1809 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Southern Africa. Covers Africa from Angola south to the Cape Colony (modern South Africa) and east to the Kingdom of Mongall (modern day Mozambique) and the island of ... (more details)
One of the most thorough treatments of this region prior to the U.S. government surveys.
United States of America Southern Part.
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A scarce and important 1809 map of the southeastern part of the United States by John Pinkerton. The map covers from the Mississippi River eastward to the Atlantic, extending north as far as Delaware, and south to northern Florida and the Mississippi ... (more details)
Prussian Dominions.
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A scarce, beautiful, and exceptionally interesting example of John Pinkerton's stunning 1810 map of Prussia. The Map covers from the Baltic Sea to Upper Silesia and from Lower Saxony to Russia, including parts of modern day Poland. Prussia at this ... (more details)
Prussian Dominions.
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A scarce, beautiful, and exceptionally interesting example of John Pinkerton's stunning 1812 map of Prussia. The Map covers from the Baltic Sea to Upper Silesia and from Lowery Saxony to Russia, inlcuding parts of modern day Poland. Prussia at ... (more details)
One of the few maps to illustrate the Connecticut Western Reserve in modern day Ohio. Sovereignty over the District of Maine remains unresolved.
United States of America Northern Part.
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A rare and important 1810 map of the northeastern part of the United States by John Pinkerton. The map covers from Lake Huron and Ohio, extending north as far as Canada and Maine, and south to the Chesapeake Bay and northern Kentucky. The ... (more details)
Persia.
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An exceptionally attractive example of John Pinkerton's rare 1811 map of Persia. Covers from the Black Sea in the northwest to Fergana in the northeast, to the Arabian Desert in the southwest to the Mouths of the Indus in the southeast. ... (more details)
Mexico.
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This hand colored map is a steel plate engraving, dating to 1811 by the important English mapmaker John Pinkerton. It is an early and historically important representation of Mexico. Pinkerton maps are known for their stunning color, awe ... (more details)
A fascinating attempt to reconcile early explorations of the American West.
North America.
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A scarce, beautiful, and exceptionally interesting example of John Pinkerton's stunning 1812 map of North America. The map covers all of North American, Central America, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. It extends northwards as far ... (more details)
A fascinating attempt to reconcile early explorations of the American West.
The World on Mercators Projection Western Part
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A scarce, beautiful, and exceptionally interesting example of John Pinkerton's stunning 1812 map of North America and South America. The map covers all of North American, Central America, the Gulf of Mexico, South America, and the ... (more details)
A world in transition.
The World on Mercator's Projection Western Part. / The World on Mercator's Projection Eastern Part.
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Western Africa
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This fascinating hand colored 1813 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Western Africa. Depicts Africa roughly from the Salve Coast and Gold coast west through the Ivory Coast, Guinea, the Gambia and north past ... (more details)
Western Hemisphere.
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This hand colored map is a steel plate engraving, dating to 1814 by the important English mapmaker Pinkerton. It is a representation of the Americas, North and South, from the perspective of the Western Hemisphere. This map ... (more details)
Russia in Europe.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of Russia in Europe. Covers the European portions of Russia between Prussia and the Ural Mountains. Extends north to the Arctic and south as far as the Crimea and Black Sea. Offers ... (more details)
Abyssinia, Nubia & c.
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This fascinating hand colored 1818 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Abyssinia, Sudan and Nubia. Covers from the Great Desert of Selima south to Donga and west through the 'Dominons of a Princes ... (more details)
Spectacular trasitional map of Africa revealing an early state of 19th century European incursion into the continent.
Africa.
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This is John Pinkerton's stunning 1818 map of Africa. Nineteenth century mapmakers were particularly challenged by the difficult task of deciphering Africa. Despite a fairly constant flow of information about the ... (more details)
An important 19th century map of Arabia.
Arabia.
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Extraordinary large format map of Arabia published in 1818 by cartographer John Pinkerton. Centered on the desert province of Neged, this map details the entire Arabian peninsula as well as the Red Sea, the ... (more details)
One of the most beautiful maps of Asia to appear in the 19th century.
Asia.
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This is John Pinkerton's stunning 1818 map of Asia. Covers from the Mediterranean to the Aleutian Islands and from the Arctic to the Equator. This beautifully rendered map is truly a masterpiece of ... (more details)
Australasia
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This fascinating hand colored 1818 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Australia (as New Holland with Van Diemen's land no longer attached), New Zealand (depicts only two islands), and ... (more details)
One of the most beautiful maps of Australasia to appear in the 19th century.
Australasia.
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Truly a masterwork of copperplate engraving, this is Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of Australia, New Zealand and parts of the East Indies and Polynesia. Covers from Borneo south past Australia as ... (more details)
British Possessions in North America.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of the British Possessions in North America. Based on Arrowsmith's historic map of North America, this map covers the continent north of the 40th degree of latitude, ... (more details)
Possibly the finest atlas map of Chile to appear in the 19th century.
Chili.
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This is John Pinkerton's stunning 1818 map of Chile. Covers the southwestern coast of South America from the Atacama Desert to the Isle of Chiloe. This beautifully rendered map is truly a ... (more details)
China.
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John Pinkerton's highly decorative map of China, published 1818. Covers the China from Chinese Tartary to the kingdom of Tonkin (modern day Vietnam) and from Yunnan to Formosa and Korea. ... (more details)
Egypt.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of Egypt. Covers the region centered on the Nile River from its delta along the Mediterranean south to the Island of Philae and the city of Aswan. ... (more details)
France.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of France. Covers the entire country from the Bay of Biscay to the English Channel to the Mediterranean, to the borders with Switzerland and ... (more details)
Holland.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of Holland. Covers what is essentially today's Netherlands between the Belgium and Germany. Offers excellent undersea detail regarding ... (more details)
Hindostan
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John Pinkerton's highly decorative map of India, published 1818. Covers the subcontinent from Tibet to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and from the mouth of the Indus to the Kingdom ... (more details)
Ireland.
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John Pinkerton's highly decorative map of Ireland, published 1818. Covers the entire Emerald Isle in considerable detail with political divisions and color coding at ... (more details)
Remote British Isles. ⁄ Scilly Isles. ⁄ Shetland Isles. ⁄ Jersey and Guernsey
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of the 'Remote British Isles.' Essentially three maps in one, this chart depicts the Scilly Isles, the Shetland Isles and the ... (more details)
An extremely unsual variant upon Pinkerton's seminal map of North America.
North America.
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This is an extremely unusual mapping of North America prepared for the 1818 American edition of Pinkerton's Atlas. Although the basic engraving remains ... (more details)
The World on Mercator's Projection Western Part.
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A rare and important 1818 map of the Western Hemisphere by John Pinkerton. Depicts North America, Central America and South America as well as parts ... (more details)
Identifies Lake Parima, supposed site of El Dorado.
The Caracas.
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This is a stunning, highly detailed, and extremely interesting map of northeastern South America. Covers the modern day countries of Venezuela, ... (more details)
Northern Italy.
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A stunning map of Northern Italy by John Pinkerton. Depicts from Switzerland to Corsica and from France to Venit Istria. Includes Tuscany, ... (more details)
Fascinating ethnographic commentary.
New Granada.
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An altogether extraordinary 1818 map of the northwestern parts of South America by John Pinkerton. Covers the modern day countries of ... (more details)
Abyssinia, Nubia & c.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of Nubia and Abyssinia. Covers from Darfur east to the Gulf of Aden and from Aswan south to ... (more details)
Europe.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of Europe. Covers Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. Offers considerable detail ... (more details)
A significant advance in the mapping of the Amazon Basin.
La Plata.
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An altogether extraordinary 1818 map of the southern parts of South America by John Pinkerton. Covers the modern day ... (more details)
Persia.
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A rare and important 1818 map of Persia by John Pinkerton. Depicts from the Black Sea eastward as far as the Indus ... (more details)
Peru.
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This is John Pinkerton's stunning 1818 map of Peru. Covers the western parts of South America from the Gulf of ... (more details)
Poland following the 1795 Third Partition.
Poland.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of Poland. Depicts the Polish state following the Third Partition of 1795 ... (more details)
Portugal.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of the Portugal. Covers from the entire nation of Portugal as well as ... (more details)
Prussian Dominions.
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Southern Africa.
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This fascinating hand colored 1818 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Southern ... (more details)
Germany South of the Mayn.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of the southwestern part of Germany. Covers from the from ... (more details)
Spain and Portugal.
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John Pinkerton's highly decorative map of Spain and Portugal, published 1818. Covers the ... (more details)
The finest commercial map of the American southwest to appear in the early 19th century.
Spanish Dominions in North America Northern Part.
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Austrian Dominions.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of the Austrian Dominions. Covers the ... (more details)
British Isles.
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of the British Isles. Includes ... (more details)
1818 Pinkerton Map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia (Singapore, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Thailand
One of the most beautiful maps of the East Indies to appear in the 19th century.
East India Isles.
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