Description
A handsome framed pairing of two original eighteenth-century English county maps by Emanuel Bowen from Britannia Depicta; or, Ogilby Improved. Each small “pocket atlas” plate combines a decorative cartouche and road itinerary at top with a detailed county map below.
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Counties: Kent (p. 250) and Devon (p. 148)
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Series: Britannia Depicta; or, Ogilby Improved (London, Bowles; multiple 18th-c. editions)
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Technique: Copper engraving with period hand-color
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Kent annotation: old manuscript notes in brown ink-“Its Length 56 M,” “Its Breadth 30 M,” and “Square Miles 1550” (not part of the plate)
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Format: the classic small octavo pocket-atlas maps (image areas c. 5-6 in. tall)
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Condition: bright color; light age toning consistent with age; page numbers visible at upper left (“250” and “148”); not examined out of frame.
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Framing: double-window mat in a gilt frame; ready to hang
These Bowen county plates are well collected; the period color and neat manuscript notes add charm. Please view all photos for the best sense of condition and presentation.
