Bowen & Owen’s Map of Middlesex Saint Croix Norton used the older series

Norton used the older series by Philip Galle

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edged in green silk and folding into contemporary book-form slipcase

Bowen & Owen’s Map of Middlesex Saint Croix Norton used the older seriesThis map of Middlesex 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.