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C1744
An Accurate Map Of The Morea Together With The Neighbouring Countries in Greece….
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Detailed map of Greece with an elaborate title cartouche, named Morea which was the name of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece during the Middle Ages. The name was used for the Byzantine province known as the Despotate of the Morea, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
An Accurate Map Of The Morea Together With The Neighbouring Countries in Greece….
Date:
C1744
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Two small repaired tears at top sheet edge, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
335mm
x 225mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1744
Description:
Detailed map of Greece with an elaborate title cartouche, named Morea which was the name of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece during the Middle Ages. The name was used for the Byzantine province known as the Despotate of the Morea, by the Ottoman Empire for the Morea Eyalet, and by the Republic of Venice for the short-lived Kingdom of the Morea.
From Harris’s, Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca or, a Complete Collection of Voyages and TravelÂ
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.
