Title / Content: 'A Map of Middlesex'
Date: c.1724.
Size: the sheet measures approximately 134mm x 189mm
Description: pages 22 & 21 (i.e. printed on both sides) of John Owen & Emanuel Bowen's 'Britannia Depicta'.
Page 22 - County map of Middlesex
Page 21 - road map through part of Northumberland
Cartographer/ engraver: map by Emanuel Bowen; text by John Owen.
Provenance: 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd', c.1724. Published in many editions from 1720, it is not possible to specify the exact edition that this example came from. It is not from the first edition but is more likely to be from the fourth edition published in 1724.
Condition: Good condition. Light age toning and occasional marginal age spots / handling marks. Minor creasing to the top and bottom left corners. Trimmed close to the border at the left and bottom of the sheet, as published (minor loss of text on the reverse side). Please study the photographs carefully to fully appreciate the condition.
Ref: #03981