Bowen & Owen’s Map of Norfolk Date of Publication_1861 The East Coast of Scotland

The East Coast of Scotland with the Isles of Orkney and Shetland

Kirkeliam et Gallipolin

Bishop and antiquary Edmund Gibson completely revised the text and commissioned a new series of maps from Morden

From “In Our Time: Covers for a Small Library After the Life for the Most Part”

Bowen & Owen’s Map of Norfolk Date of Publication_1861 The East Coast of ScotlandThis map of Norfolk 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.