"Scandinavia, or Sweden, Denmark & Norway" Swedish Finland. THOMSON 1817 map

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Scandinavia, or Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Drawn & engraved by John & George Menzies for John Thomson's "New General Atlas". Provenance: "A new general atlas", consisting of a series of geographical designs, on various projections, exhibiting the form and component parts of the globe; and a collection of maps and charts, delineating the natural and political divisions of the Empires, Kingdoms, and States in the World", Edinburgh: Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for John Thomson and Company, Edinburgh; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London; and John Cumming, Dublin [Thomson's New General Atlas]. Type: Antique early 19th century atlas map with original hand colouring. The map shows Finland as part of Sweden, although Swedish rule had ended some years earlier with the conquest of Finland by Russia

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Size: 6109px × 7576px
Location: Scandinavia
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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