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POSTAPRINT supplied picture framers and antiquarian map & print dealers for over over a quarter of a century. Examples of the cartographer's art from the 16th to the 19th century, along with engravings, lithographs and etchings by leading artists of their generation. Historical maps, views, and engravings on virtually every subject, including Vanity Fair (Spy) Cartoons. Postaprint also supplied antique prints and maps to Art Galleries, Shops and Fine Art Retailers.
Although I have now
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&
ordering facilities are no longer available, these Reference Pages are being
left in place. We do hope you will find them to be helpful and informative. They
cover many of the pictures and maps we had the pleasure of dealing in over so
many years.
A full index of all such pages will be found
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JULIE'S ANTIQUE PRINTS, with a nice range of antique
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THE NATURAL
HISTORY OF ENGLAND
ILLUSTRATED BY A MAP OF
EACH COUNTY
AND SCULPTURES OF
NATURAL CURIOSITIES
W. OWEN, FLEET STREET, LONDON - 1759
Some Background Information about the Cartographer Emanuel Bowen
EMANUEL BOWEN (fl.1714-1767) was not only a cartographer, he also sold and engraved prints as well as publishing books in London (Although this work was published and sold by W. Owen). He was the appointed engraver of maps for King George II of England and Louis XV of France, however, he died nearly blind and penniless. His son, Thomas, who continued the family business didn't have any more luck than his father and died in a workhouse at Clerkenwell in 1790.
Bowen was considered a notable name in the 1700s along with John Senex, Robert Sayer, Thomas Kitchin, John Rocque, Thomas Jeffreys and John Cary. He worked in London from approximately 1714 and produced some of the most attractive county maps of the century.
Bowen's plans for producing a large county atlas were beyond his means so he teamed up with Thomas Kitchin to produce "The Large English Atlas." The individual maps from this atlas were issued prior to its completion from 1749, the atlas being published in c.1760. Unusually these maps had topographical and historical information printed in the area around the maps that would have otherwise been blank. He later continued to team up with Kitchin in other publications, also he worked with John Owen, John Gibson, Benjamin Martin (for this work) and his son Thomas Bowen.
Bowen's work can also be found in the following: Maps of the Continents - c.1714; Asia - 1714; World - 1717; Cusco - 1720; Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improved - 1720; A Complete System of Geography - 1744-47; Complete Collection of Voyages - 1744-48; A New and Accurate map of Scotland or North Britain - 1746; A new and accurate map of Scotland - 1747; Complete Atlas or Distinct View of the Known World - 1752; The Large English Atlas - 1755-60; Atlas Minimus - 1758 (re-issued in 1774); The Royal English Atlas - 1762 (re-issued: 1778 and 1780; re-issued as The English Atlas - 1794-1828); America - 1763; Universal History of the World - 1766; Atlas Anglicanus - 1767 (re-issued in 1777); The World Showing the Discoveries of Capt. Cook and other Circumnavigators - c.1777 and History of England (Rapin) - c.1784.
THIS IS A LIST OF THE MAPS AND PRINTS.
Click any underlined text to view the scanned image.
MAPS
BEDS
BERKS
BUCKS
CAMBS
CHESHIRE
CORNWALL Partly coloured.
CUMBS
DERBYS
DEVON Partly coloured.
DORSET Partly coloured.
DURHAM
ESSEX
GLOS
HANTS Includes Isle of Wight
HEREFORD
HERTS
HUNTS
KENT Partly coloured.
LANCS
LEICS Includes Rutland.
LINCS
MDDX Partly coloured.
MONMOUTH
NORFOLK
NORTHANTS
NORTHUMBS
NOTTS
OXON
SHROPS
SOMT Partly coloured.
STAFFS
SUFFOLK
SURREY
SUSSEX
WARCS
Westmoreland
WILTS Partly coloured.
WORCS
YORKSHIRE
TOWN PLANS
LONDON PLAN: [Owen]. Q. scarce.
SOMT
BATH PLAN: [Martin].
VIEWS
GLOS
BRISTOL: Martin. St
Vincent's Rocks. Boats.
TITLE
PAGE: Martin. General
Magazine of Arts. Academics measuring a Globe.
TO CLEAR
SET: Martin. Westminster
Abbey. St Paul's/other copperplates.
WILTS
STONEHENGE: Martin. Inset
plan. Figures. Horses.
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