This lovely road map is from Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improved being a correct copy of.
Actual Survey of alley direct & principal crossroads of England and Wales, with maps by Emanuel Bowen and Text by John Owen published by T. Bowles, London, 1720.
This detailed and interesting map is printed on both sides and measures 19 cm x 15 cm or 7.5 inches by 6 inches. The map is in good condition for its age.
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If you have any questions or would like to see more photographs then please do not hesitate to ask. This interesting map is an original antique which is over 300 years old.
Emanuel Bowen (1694 - 8 May 1767) was a Welsh map engraver, who achieved the unique distinction of becoming Royal Mapmaker to both to King George II of Great Britain and Louis XV of France. Bowen was highly regarded by his contemporaries for producing some of the largest, most detailed and most accurate maps of his era. He is known to have worked with most British cartographic figures of the period including John Owen and Herman Moll.
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