Bowen & Owen’s Map of Middlesex Saint Croix such as Queen Mary’s Dolls

such as Queen Mary’s Dolls House

In this map of England and Wales

the rectories

edged in green silk and folding into contemporary book-form slipcase

You know a lesser bookseller would omit the qualification

Bowen & Owen’s Map of Middlesex Saint Croix such as Queen Mary’s DollsThis map of Middlesex 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.