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BOWEN (Emanuel) & KITCHIN (Thomas).
The Large English Atlas; or, a New Set of Maps of All the Counties of England and Wales.
Londres, T. Bowles, John Bowles and Robert Sayer,
[s.d.]
ca. 1762 ou après.
— Limites en col. d’époque. Grand in-folio
de (1) f. de titre et 47 cartes gravées à double page avec les limites en coloris d’époque. Plats de carton recouverts
de papier marbré. Reliure très usagée, dos manquant. Etiquette sur le premier plat en français : «Atlas Anglais
Contenant toutes les Provinces d’Angleterre ». Taches d’humidité affectant la reliure, le titre, et quelques cartes.
Légère oxydation de la couleur verte affectant les cartes, plus prononcée sur la dernière carte (papier fragilisé le
long des limites coloriées). - Large folio. Title printed in red and black (with list of contents) and 47 double-page
engraved maps hand-coloured in outline. Oxidation of green colour slightly affecting the maps, specifically the last
one. Dampstaining to the title-page and a few maps, some maps torn at fold, a few maps creased. Contemporary
cardboards, binding rubbed, spine missing. 580 x 405 mm
3000 / 5000€
« The Large English Atlas » est l’atlas anglais le plus important publié au 18
e
siècle jusqu’à la parution de l’atlas de John Cary
en 1787. Il est illustré de 47 cartes détaillées d’Angleterre, d’Ecosse, d’Irlande et des Comtés gravées à l’initiative de John
Hinton par E. Bowen et Th. Kitchin. Les cartes furent réunies et éditées pour la première fois par John Tinney, Thomas
Bowles et Robert Sayer en 1760. L’atlas fut réédité en 1762, 63, 64, 67, 79 & 87, et en 1794 sous le titre « The English Atlas ».
Les cartes de cet atlas portent l’adresse de John Bowles, Carington Bowles and Sayer (certaines avec une lacune, là où le
nom de Tinney a été effacé). Les cartes de Buckinghamshire et Worcestershire sont datées 1756. Chaque carte est richement
ornée de vues et de plans des villes principales telles que : Ely, York, Leeds, Cardiff et Chichester.
The most important eighteenth-century English atlas to be published before the appearance of John Cary’s new English
atlas in 1787. The highly-detailed and large scale folio maps, engraved by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchen at the
instigation of John Hinton, were first collected together and issued by John Tinney, Thomas Bowles and Robert Sayer in
1760. The Atlas was re-issued in 1762, 63, 64, 67, 79 & 87, and in 1794 as The English Atlas.
The maps bear the imprints of John Bowles, Carington Bowles and Sayer (some having a gap where Tinney’s name has been
removed), with the maps of Buckinghamshire and Worcestershire dated 1756. Includes inset views or plans of major cities,
including prospects of Ely, York, Leeds, Cardiff and Chichester.
Includes : a general map of England and Wales (Kitchin), a map of North Britain and Scotland (printed for John Bowles,
Carington Bowles and Sayer), Ireland (C. and J. Bowles and Sayer) and 44 county maps by Bowen and Kitchin, printed
by or for various publishers between 1749 and 1760 and including : Buckinghamshire (T. and J. Bowles and Sayer, 1756) ;
Cornwall with inset map of the Isles of Scilly (Kitchin) ; Cambridgeshire with inset view ‘Prospect of Ely’ (Bowen) ; Devon
with inset plan of Plymouth (J. and C. Bowles and Sayer, n.d.) ; Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire (J. and C. Bowles, and
Sayer, 1760) ; Middlesex flanked by coats of arms (n.d.) ; Norfolk (1749, C. and J. Bowles and Sayer) ; Sussex with inset views
and plans of Chichester and Lewes (T. and J. Bowles and Sayer) ; Somerset with inset plan of Bath (C. and J. Bowles and
Sayer) ; Warwickshire with inset views of Tamworth, Warwick and Kenilworth castles and Guy’s Cliff (T. and J. Bowles
and Sayer) ; Cumberland (1760, T. and J. Bowles and Sayer) ; Cardiganshire with inset view of Haverfordwest (T. and J.
Bowles and Sayer)); Carmarthanshire with inset views of Carmarthan and Cardiff (T. and J. Bowles and Sayer) ; Worcester
(C. and J. Bowles and Sayer, 1756) ; East Riding with inset view of Hull (T. and J. Bowles and Sayer ; North Riding with
inset view of York (T. and J. Bowles and Sayer) ; West Riding with inset view of Leeds (C. and J. Bowles and Sayer).
Emanuel Bowen was one of the leading mid-century map and print sellers. He was also an accomplished engraver, appointed
to George II and to Louis XV of France, and is probably best known for the elegant county maps in his « Large English
Atlas » (R. W. Shirley,
Printed maps of the British Isles 1650-1750
).
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