The Northern Provinces of Sweden and Norway with Part 1, of Russia.
| Reference: | MS7185 |
| Author | John WALKER |
| Year: | 1834 |
| Zone: | Sweden, Norway |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 415 x 347 mm |
€50.00
| Reference: | MS7185 |
| Author | John WALKER |
| Year: | 1834 |
| Zone: | Sweden, Norway |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 415 x 347 mm |
€50.00
Description
Published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Outline Hand colouring. Piano key border. Very good.
Realized by J. e C. Walker. From Fossell’s Scandinavia and Imperial Atlas of Russia in Europe.
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John Walker, Junior, (1787-1873) was appointed Hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1808 and Geographer to the East India Company in 1847. Together with his brother Charles, he continued the family business started by his father, John Walker, senior, who was an assistant to Alexander Dalrymple at the Hydrographic Department as well as Hydographer to the East India Company in 1779. Two other sons, Michael and Thomas, both worked for the Admiralty as a hydographer and a draughtsman, respectively.
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John Walker, Junior, (1787-1873) was appointed Hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1808 and Geographer to the East India Company in 1847. Together with his brother Charles, he continued the family business started by his father, John Walker, senior, who was an assistant to Alexander Dalrymple at the Hydrographic Department as well as Hydographer to the East India Company in 1779. Two other sons, Michael and Thomas, both worked for the Admiralty as a hydographer and a draughtsman, respectively.
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