Bowen & Owen's Map of Herefordshire Cambridgeshire covering parts of Carlow and

covering parts of Carlow and Kilkenny

but he advanced a step further and mapped the world on a standard projection

the third printing overall to be illustrated by the series of maps engraved by Kip and Hole

Johnson appears to have achieved his aim of reaching a wider public

cockled at spine and somewhat worn

Bowen & Owen's Map of Herefordshire Cambridgeshire covering parts of Carlow andThis map of Herefordshire was engraved by Emanuel Bowen for John Owens Britannia Depicta, a pocket road book derived from Ogilbys innovative atlas of strip maps first published in 1675. Bowen & Owenss work first appeared in 1720 and proved extremely popular; there were numerous editions over the next forty years. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 18 x 12 cm, recent hand colour, black and white strip maps on verso.