Emanuel Bowen

18th Century Map of Dorset

Emanuel Bowen's 18th Century map of Dorset is an original engraving printed upon eighteenth century, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in London by W. Owen in 1762 for the General Magazine of Arts and Sciences. This English county map depicts the Burroughs & Market Towns within Dorset. This 18th century map includes part of Somerset and part of Wiltshire. A few of the places listed here are, Vale of Whitehart, Milborn port, Cranborn, Blandford, Dorchester and other places of interest. It is an important example of the famous cartography by the British artist, Emanuel Bowen.

Original Engraving by the British cartographer, Emanuel Bowen

18th Century Map of Dorset

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Emanuel Bowen (Clerkenwell, c. 1698 - 1767)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Publisher
01-		18th Century Map of Berkshire by Emanuel Bowen	Original Engraving	1758	W. Owen, Temple Bar, London
02.-		18th Century Map of Cheshire by Emanuel Bowen	Original Engraving	1761	W. Owen, Temple Bar, London
03.-		18th Century Map of Devonshire by Emanuel Bowen	Original Engraving	1761	W. Owen, Temple Bar, London
04.-		18th Century Map of Dorset by Emanuel Bowen	Original Engraving	1762	W. Owen, Temple Bar, London
05.-		18th Century Map of Kent by Emanuel Bowen	Original Engraving	1756	W. Owen, Temple Bar, London

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Title:	18th Century Map of Dorset
Artist:	Bowen, Emanuel (Clerkenwell, c. 1698 - 1767)
Date:	1762
Medium:	Original Engraving
Publisher:	W. Owen, Temple Bar, London
Source:	General Magazine of Arts & Sciences "Divided into its Hundreds, Containing all the Burroughs & Market Towns".
Note:	Emanuel Bowen: There is no doubt that Emanuel Bowen is one of England's greatest eighteenth century mapmakers. His famous world atlasas include, A complete system of Georgrpahy (1744 - 1747) and A complete Atlas or District View of the Known World (1752). Bowen was also commissioned to supply the maps for Harris's Voyages (1744) and for the Universal History of the World. Yet Emanuel Bowen's greatest achievement is surely his series of English county maps. Together with Thomas Kitchin, he produced the spectacular large county maps for the large English Atlas (1755) and The Royal English Atlas (1762). As well, between 1756 and 1763, Emanuel Bowen created forty smaller county maps for William Owen's General Magazine of Arts and Sciences. This original map of Dorset hails from the last named publication.
	Emanuel Bowen's smaller county maps are in no manner inferior to his larger productions. As one can see, The detailing is remarkable, with hundreds of lathes of each county clearly delineated, as well as all the towns, forests and roads and their distances. Such superb work as this earned for Emanuel Bowen the unusual distinction of being appointed engraver of maps to both England's George II and France's Louis XV. Alas, Emanuel Bowen's meticulous work had its price: he went practically blind and ended his days in poverty.
	The cartouche on this 18th century map of Dorset reads; "Dorset divided into its hundreds, containing all the burroughs, and market towns with the roads and divisions by Emanuel Bowen Geographer to his Majesty." The Map itself depicts part of Somerset and part of Wiltshire. A few of the places listed here are, Vale of Whitehart, Milborn port, Cranborn, Blandford, Dorchester and other places of interest within this area.
Size:	7 1/4 X 8 1/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $245.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon 18th Century, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in London by Owen on the above date. It is a superb, early impression and in excellent condition throughout. This original map of Dorset represents an important example of the famous cartography of Emanuel Bowen.
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