Bowen & Owen’s Map of Northamptonshire Printed Area Measurement_27.5 x 37 c Map of the Franco-German frontier

Map of the Franco-German frontier

Presentation copy inscribed to the Cecils

light toning where previously mounted and framed and with an old paper repair in the lower margin

connected with those events

with the arms of Ponthieu

Bowen & Owen’s Map of Northamptonshire Printed Area Measurement_27.5 x 37 c Map of the Franco-German frontierThis map of Northamptonshire 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.