Wilson, Charles (sold)
Charles Wilson (1807 - May 16, 1882) was a British-Indian publisher of nautical charts and maps based in London, England. Born in Lucknow, India, Wilson was the son Lieutenant-Colonel William Wilson and his wife Hoosainee Begum, an Indian princess, who was the daughter of the Nizam of Ashrafabad. Wilson was educated in England and worked in the wine trade before joining the Norie firm in 1838. Norie had already partnered with another Wilson, George, who was a nephew to Charles. When Norie retired in 1840, Charles Wilson took over the firm publishing as 'Charles Wilson (Late J.W. Noire and Wilson)'. He married Jane Arabella Bingle on July 1, 1846. Wilson died in 1882 passing the firm on to his sons, George and William Wilson. The brothers merged the firm with that of J. Imray and Sons in 1899 and, as Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd., they continue to publish to the present day.
Rare working nautical chart of the Canadian Maritimes.
A Chart of the Coast of North America, from the Strait of Belle Isle to Boston including the Banks and Island of Newfoundland, The Gulf and River of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia, Bay of Fundy, and c.
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A scarce 1848 John Stratton Hobbs British blueback nautical chart or maritime map of the Canadian Maritime Provinces and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The map covers from Labrador to Boston, including Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Anticosti Island, and New Brunswick, as far as Cape Cod, including the entire New England coastline from Connecticut to Maine. Inset maps detail Halifax Harbor, Boston Harbor, St. John, the Island of St. Paul, Port St. Andrew, Liverpool Bay, St. Johns, and the Island of St. Pierre. Exhibit copious soundings and annotations of practical use to the mariner. (more details)
Depicts the Gulf Stream - a current along the coast of North America that effects the climate in the eastern United States and Europe.
A Chart of the Atlantic or Western Ocean.
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This is an exquisitely composed 1855 John Stratton Hobbs nautical chart or maritime map of the Atlantic Ocean. The map, comprising two sheets, depicts the region from central North America and the Galápagos Islands to Sweden, the Baltic Sea, Sicily, and central ... (more details)
Rare China Trade Charles Wilson nautical chart illustrating the East India Islands.
The Lower Part of the China Sea.
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An extremely rare large format 1856 Charles Wilson nautical chart or maritime map covering most of the East Indies from Singapore, Malaya, and Sumatra to New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula (Queensland, Australia). And from Northern Borneo to northern Australia. ... (more details)
Herring Boom.
A Chart of the Coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, Frace, Spain, Portugal, and c. Showing the whole Navigation from Feroe and Orkney Isles to Gibraltar, Barcelona, Algeries, etc.
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This is an expansive west-oriented 1858 J. H. Hobbs nautical map of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, covering England, Ireland, Scotland, the Faroe Islands, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay. The chart was likely intended to serve the late 19th-century British Herring Boom. (more details)
Busy but treacherous seas.
A Chart of the Bay of Biscay compiled from the latest French and Spanish surveys.
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A rare 1860 blueback nautical map of the Bay of Biscay, prepared by John Stratton Hobbs and published by Charles Wilson. The Bay represents some of the worlds most active but unpredictably dangerous waters notorious for rough seas and treacherous storms. (more details)
Microscopic View of Trade along the Thames.
River Thames Wharf Chart No. 2 showing Tiers, Moorings Etc. between Becton and Vauxhall Bridge.
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This is a large-format folding map and nautical chart of the River Thames in London and environs, published by Imray, Laurie, Norie, and Wilson. Cataloging individual wharves and their owners in great detail, it provides a comprehensive overview of London's bustling commercial activity in the later days of British global hegemony. (more details)