Bowen & Owen’s Map of Oxfordshire Ottoman Empire after Guillaume de l’Isle

after Guillaume de l’Isle

slightly dusty lower margin

trimmed to neatline

First published in 1860 with corrections to 1924

Bowen & Owen’s Map of Oxfordshire Ottoman Empire after Guillaume de l’IsleThis map of Oxfordshire 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, modern hand colour, light staining to lower margin and top right conrner, black and white