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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
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Emanuel Bowen was one of the most prominent figures in English cartography during the middle of the eighteenth century. Since the highly influential ‘Britannia’ by John Ogilby had been first published in 1675 no smaller version had been issued. Then in the period 1718-20 a flush of four projects were conceived, three of which were completed. This was unquestionably the most successful. It is the only one of the three to include a set of county maps with the road strips. The author of the text was John Owen an antiquarian who had been admitted to the Middle Temple in 1718. Although known as the Owen and Bowen atlas it was in fact published jointly by Bowen and John Bowles. It had a long life running to numerous editions; this is an example of the 1751 issue with particularly attractive old colour. Provenance: Dr. Adrian Almond. Bennett (1996) pp. 40-1; Harley, J B (1970) Introduction to “Britannia Depicta”; Hodson (1984-97) no. 161; Shirley (2004) T.Bow 1k.
OWEN, John & BOWEN, Emanuel
Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd
Printed and sold by Thomas Bowles, fourth edition, London, 1751
Octavo (210 x 150 mm.), full modern calf, blind panelled, raised bands, ornate gilt red calf title to spine, bound by Bayntun, Bath. pp. (2), (6), 8, 273. With 273 engraved plates of road strips and county maps all in old outline and wash colour. With five initial pages of manuscript heraldic work, a further seven follow the title, many are heightened in gold. With title page with slight staining and dust soiling, minor spotting and light toning as is often the case, one of two leaves with some margins missing: p. vii, 1, 3, & 269, 133, 147 & 153 inserted from another example, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 7484
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