1816 John Thompson Large Antique Map Grenada, Tobago, Curacao Trinidad Caribbean India Henry VIII dissolved the monastery

Henry VIII dissolved the monastery in 1540 just as the monks of St Werburgh's Abbey were beginning to enjoy their new surroundings

The inscriptions in the Roman catacombs bear similar witness to the practice

George Liberating the Princess by Lucas Van Leyden (1494 - 1533) in 1508 was re-engraved and published by Charles Amand-Durand in 1870

Plate size: - 19 1/2in x 14 1/2in (500mm x 375mm)

The court in Dijon outshone the French court both economically and culturally

1816 John Thompson Large Antique Map Grenada, Tobago, Curacao Trinidad Caribbean India Henry VIII dissolved the monasteryTitle : West India Islands: Grenada; Tobago; Curacao; Trinadad. Date : 1816 Size: 27in x 21in (685mm x 535mm) Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Ref: 35612 Description: This large original, beautifully hand coloured copper plate engraved antique map of the Caribbean Islands Grenada, Tobago, Curacao & Trinidad was published by John Thomson in his large elephant folio 1817 edition of A New General Atlas of the World. (Ref Tooley M&B) General