Bidspirit auction | Antique Engraving from Thomas Salmon's

Antique Engraving from Thomas Salmon's The Universal Traveller, 1759 – Sierra Leone Map - This detailed antique engraving is from The Universal Traveller: Or, a Compleat Description of the Nations of the World by Thomas Salmon, published in London by Richard Baldwin in 1759. The work is a rich cultural and physical geography of Europe, Africa, and the Americas, featuring engravings based on earlier travel accounts, many inspired by the works of De Bry. Salmon, a self-educated English historian with extensive travels, including a circumnavigation with Lord Anson, provides unique insights into the world. This piece is an exceptional find for collectors of historical maps, travel literature, and 18th-century geographical works. Condition is very good, nice impression and no marks to the map, with large margins. Size of sheet 40 cm (height) x 23cm (width), 15.7 x 9 inch.