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Thomson (John). The Atlas of Scotland, 1st edition, Edinburgh: for John Thomson & Co., 1832, pp. [4] viii 18, engraved 'Index Map' hand-coloured in outline, 2 engraved plates ('A Comparative View of the Heights of the Principal Mountains of Scotland' and 'A Comparative View of the Lengths of the Principal Rivers of Scotland') both hand-coloured, folding and mounted on stubs, 29 engraved maps, all folding, mounted on stubs and hand-coloured in outline, a few with inset town plans, many on multiple sheets, printed caption slips to versos, title-page and dedication/contents leaf damp-stained and repaired with loss of imprint, toning, variable offsetting and dust-soiling, marginal nick to foot of Index map, repairs to sheets 3-4 of Edinburghshire, top margins of both sheets of Kirkcudbrightshire and to Ayshire map sheet 3 extending into image, marginal tear to Kincardineshire, light damp-staining to a few maps towards rear, final 2 text-leaves (part of index) with tissue-repairs with loss of text in the latter, a few other marks, modern red crushed half morocco, atlas folio (55 x 40 cm), together with: Bartholomew (J. G.). The Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Atlas of Scotland, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Edinburgh Geographical Institute, 1895, 62 folding colour lithographic maps, all edges gilt, original blue half morocco, folio (44.5 x 30 cm) (Qty: 2) THE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS Chubb Scotland XXXII (Thomson: 'a splendid atlas').