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C1747
A New & Exact Map of Asia Compiled from Surveys & Authentick Journals….
Mapmaker:
Detailedc.18th map of Asia by the highly regarded mapmaker Emanuel Bowen with a decorative title cartouche at lower left and a compass rose in the lower right corner. Shown are the winds directions at different times of the year. From … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
A New & Exact Map of Asia Compiled from Surveys & Authentick Journals….
Date:
C1747
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
447mm
x 365mm
Paper Size:
502mm
x 398mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1747
Description:
Detailedc.18th map of Asia by the highly regarded mapmaker Emanuel Bowen with a decorative title cartouche at lower left and a compass rose in the lower right corner.
Shown are the winds directions at different times of the year.
From Harris, J. Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca or, a Complete Collection of Voyages and Travel.
References:
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967: 30483.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974: 775.
National Library Australia, Mapping Our World. Canberra 2013: p.143.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 998720
National Library New Zealand: fREng HARR Navi 1744
State Library New South Wales: Call Number: RB/F909.8A/13
State Library Victoria: RARESF 910.8 H24 B
State Library South Australia: RGS Special Coll. 910.8 H314 d
Emmanuel Bowen (1693 - 1767)
Bowen was an engraver, cartographer, publisher and print seller. Born in Wales the son of Owen Bowen, gentleman of Talley, Carmarthen. Apprenticed (Merchant Taylor) to Charles Price 1709. He married Elizabeth Boreman 1715 at St. Andew by the Wardrobe in 1716. He was warden of the Masonic Lodge IX in 1723 and master of a Masonic lodge in Carmarthen in 1726. He appeared on Samuel Sympson's list of the leading London engravers compiled in about 1726. He produced numerous maps and atlases during his career.
