Bear Hunting Cartographer_Thomas Johnston represents one of the first

represents one of the first attempts to reconcile classical geography with the new discoveries of the Age of Exploration

including Britain's own aspirations for possession of Texas and part of the disputed regions in Oregon Territory

The map of Florida is generally considered to be the first printed map attempting to delineate any part of the interior of the present U

The border line on the mapfollows the Sabine River north and then displays a prominent triangular diversion to the east of the river

Fine engraved map on six sheets joined

Bear Hunting Cartographer_Thomas Johnston represents one of the firstWILLIAM POPE (British Canadian, 1811 1902) Bear Hunting Pen and ink and watercolor Signed W. P lower left Paper size: 9 5 8 x 11 3 4 in. Provenance The artists family and thence by descent. Exhibited: Simcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3 31 May 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May 7 June 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August 3 September 1989 (a selection) Like his fellow