Bowen & Owen’s Map of Gloucestershire military history Partially illegible ownership signature (Wilkins)

Partially illegible ownership signature (Wilkins) to volume one

His series of geographical maps were published 1956-1969

so 1841 seems most likely

although most of the European knowledge of the region in the first part of the 18th century was via Jesuit and Capuchin missionaries

Bowen & Owen’s Map of Gloucestershire military history Partially illegible ownership signature (Wilkins)This map of Gloucestershire 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, b w strip maps on verso.