Bowle’s New Pocket Map of Switzerland: comprehending the Thirteen Cantons, with their Allies & Subjected Territories. by Abr.Rouvier.

YEAR: 1794
CARTOGRAPHER : Carington Bowles

Map of a Scandia or Scandinavia comprehending Sweden, and Norway, with the Danish Islands; to which is added the remainder of the possessions of Denmark. Map of Scandinavia by Louis Stanislas d’Arcy de la Rochette, which appeared in Faden’s General Atlas. His early addition pre-dates the Napoleonic Wars and shows Norway and Denmark as unified, and Finland as part of Sweden. The map reflects the art of map printing at one of its high points, employing high-quality handmade paper, fine copperplate engraving, and rich elegant hand colouring. The detail throughout the map is remarkable and is embellished with a decorative cartouche. The map shows towns, duchy, rivers, lakes, roads, bays, islands, and other important details.

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Map of Great Britain & Ireland, drawn from the best surveys etc. by Tho. Kitchin, Geographer.

The map has a decorative cartouche with Britannia seated below, her outstretched hands indicating the cornucopia of plenty below her, left, the barrels, scythe, the garlanded youth holding a scroll with a ship on it, an anchor in the background and to right, a sailing ship and castle – all indicating the prestige, might and plenty of the kingdom.

Three scales of Distance bottom left (British Statute Miles, Common Scotch Miles, Irish Miles), reference key to the counties of Ireland middle left, explanation key top right showing symbols for roads, markets, etc in England, Scotland and Ireland.

Reference to the Shires of Scotland top right and below to the Counties of England and Wales.   A map published by Laurie & Whittle, London.

A unique map of BOWLE’S New Pocket Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster with the Borough of Southwark: comprehending their Outskirts and Extent of the Thames from Chelsea to Deptford, exhibiting also the New Buildings, Roads and other Alterations to the year 1794. Detailed plan of Eighteenth-century London. Superb detail throughout, often noting individual buildings, gardens, and estates. Table along the bottom notes principal buildings and churches. Bowles first issued this plan in 1777 and updated it regularly to the end of the 18th century.

YEAR: 1794
CARTOGRAPHER: Thomas Bowles