Cartographer:
BOWEN, Emmanuel.
Title:
A New and Accurate Map of the Empire of the Great Mogul together with India on both sides of the Ganges
Stock Code:
5227
Method:
Copper engraving
Publisher:
Herman Moll
Colouring:
Later colour
Atlas:
A Complete System of Geography
Size: (W x H):
42cm x 35cm
16½ inches x 14 inches
Date:
1747
Price:
£450
Fascinating map of India and the south-east Asain mainland. Texts on the map give details about the Maldives, the interior of Ceylon, and the wealth of diamonds in the region. Pictorial cartouche at top right. Emmanuel Bowen was one of the leading English mapmakers of the eighteenth-century, and was unusual in that he was cartographer to both the French and English Royal Courts.
Fine condition. Good margins.