Cartographer:
BOWEN, Emmanuel.
Title:
A New and Accurate Map of Switzerland / A New Plan of the City of Geneva.
Stock Code:
5816
Method:
Copper engraving
Publisher:
Herman Moll
Colouring:
Later colour
Atlas:
A Complete System of Geography
Size: (W x H):
22.5cm x 32cm
9 inches x 12½ inches
Date:
1747
Price:
£245
Two attractive maps in one. The upper map is of Switzerland, the lower shows Geneva, and all its fortifications. The Geneva map is flanked by lists of the important streets, gates, churches and buildings. Emmanuel Bowen was one of the leading English mapmakers of the eighteenth-century, and was cartographer to both the French and English Royal Courts.
Fine condition. Good margins.