Bowen & Owen’s Map of Somerset Author(s)_May Crommelin Best lithographed by Josiah Neele

Best lithographed by Josiah Neele alone

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Occasional spotting

This map of northwestern Germany was published in Thomas Kitchin’s ‘A General Atlas’

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Bowen & Owen’s Map of Somerset Author(s)_May Crommelin Best lithographed by Josiah NeeleThis map of Somerset 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, paper thinning affecting a couple of letters of the descriptive text at