Bowen & Owen’s Map of Norfolk Date of Publication_1861 Bishop and antiquary Edmund Gibson

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

reissued in 1712 and 1727

Graeciae Pars Meridionalis / Graciae Antiquae Tabula Nova in qua locorum situs tum ad distantias itinerarias tum ad Observationes Astronomicas exactus

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Bowen & Owen’s Map of Norfolk Date of Publication_1861 Bishop and antiquary Edmund GibsonThis 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.