Description

Hand coloured copper engraving, dated circa 1750, by Emanuel Bowen.

Bowen engraved maps from 1714, becoming one of the most prolific and important map producers of the eighteenth century and ‘Engraver of Maps’ to George II and Louis XV. The dominant feature of each map is the finely engraved, rococo title cartouche which was designed to educate by depicting crafts and products associated with the county.