Bowen (Emmanuel) & Owen (John) Britannia Depicta or Ogilby...
Bowen (Emmanuel) & Owen (John) Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv’d; Being a Correct Copy of Mr Ogilbyy’s Actual Survey of all ye Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales, fourth edition, copper engraved title with decorative border, inscription to title head, 273 engraved maps by Bowen after Ogilby, accompanying text by Owen, decorative cartouches and coats of arms, light offsetting, first few text leaves trimmed to border, contemporary calf boards, re-backed, new end papers, boards rubbed, [ESTC: N15584], 4to, Thomas Bowles, 1753. *** One of Bowen’s earliest works, 'Britannia Depicta' was based on the first British road atlas produced by John Ogilby in 1675. This is one of the most popular road atlases of the 18th Century and was printed in numerous editions up until the 19th century.
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Bowen (Emmanuel) & Owen (John) Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv’d; Being a Correct Copy of Mr Ogilbyy’s Actual Survey of all ye Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales, fourth edition, copper engraved title with decorative border, inscription to title head, 273 engraved maps by Bowen after Ogilby, accompanying text by Owen, decorative cartouches and coats of arms, light offsetting, first few text leaves trimmed to border, contemporary calf boards, re-backed, new end papers, boards rubbed, [ESTC: N15584], 4to, Thomas Bowles, 1753. *** One of Bowen’s earliest works, 'Britannia Depicta' was based on the first British road atlas produced by John Ogilby in 1675. This is one of the most popular road atlases of the 18th Century and was printed in numerous editions up until the 19th century.
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