Bowen & Owen’s Berkshire Printed Area Measurement_14.5 x 20 cm [i] + finely engraved additional

[i] + finely engraved additional title within an elegant rococco border

two single page and 37 folding charts

such as the small commercial fields at Heathrow and Gatwick (and this must be one of the very first maps to show the latter) would become the huge international hubs we know today

Gros Britanni[en] oder Engelland Schottland und Irrland

The volumes are divided thematically: Carmina de venatione

Bowen & Owen’s Berkshire Printed Area Measurement_14.5 x 20 cm [i] + finely engraved additionalThis map of Berskhire 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.