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Southern Africa. Bowen, Emanuel, 1747
 View larger, zoomable image (turn off pop-up blocker) Full Title: A new & accurate map of the southern parts of Africa. Containing Lower Guinea, Monoemugi, Zanguebar, and Empire of Monomotapa, county of the Cafres &c. and the Isld. of Madagascar. Drawn from the best authorities, assisted by the most approved charts & maps & adjusted by astronl. observations. By Eman. Bowen. (London: Printed for William Innys, Richard Ware, Aaron Ward, J. and P. Knapton, John Clarke, T. Longman and T. Shewell, Thomas Osborne, Henry Whitridge ... M.DCC.XLVII) Author: Bowen, Emanuel Date: 1747 This historical cartographic image is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, a large collection of online antique, rare, old, and historical maps, atlases, globes, charts, and other cartographic items. Read more about the Collection. Or you can view the entire David Rumsey Map Collection in Insight. Full David Rumsey Map Collection Catalog Record: Author: Bowen, Emanuel Date: 1747 Short Title: Southern Africa. Publisher: London: William Innys [et al.] Type: Atlas Map Object Height cm: 35 Object Width cm: 43 Scale 1: 13,600,000 Note: Engraved map. Relief shown pictorially. Includes geographic and ethnographic notes and ornamental cartouche. Reference: cf Tooley, Maps of Africa, pt. 1, p. 26; P614 (1752 edition of A Complete Atlas...); NMM p.356; M&B p 166. World Area: Africa Full Title: A new & accurate map of the southern parts of Africa. Containing Lower Guinea, Monoemugi, Zanguebar, and Empire of Monomotapa, county of the Cafres &c. and the Isld. of Madagascar. Drawn from the best authorities, assisted by the most approved charts & maps & adjusted by astronl. observations. By Eman. Bowen. (London: Printed for William Innys, Richard Ware, Aaron Ward, J. and P. Knapton, John Clarke, T. Longman and T. Shewell, Thomas Osborne, Henry Whitridge ... M.DCC.XLVII) List No: 3733.048 Page No: No. 49 Series No: 51 Published In: A complete system of geography. Being a description of all the countries, islands, cities, chief towns, harbours, lakes, and rivers, mountains, mines, &c. of the known world ... In two volumes. The whole illustrated with seventy maps, by Emanuel Bowen, Geographer to His Majesty, being all new-drawn and ingraved according to the latest discoveries and surveys; making, of themselves, a complete atlas, for the sse of gentlemen, merchants, mariners, and others, who delight in history and geography ... Vol. 1. London: Printed for William Innys, Richard Ware, Aaron Ward, J. and P. Knapton, John Clarke, T. Longman and T. Shewell, Thomas Osborne, Henry Whitridge ... M.DCC.XLVII. Publication Author: Bowen, Emanuel Publication Date: 1747 Publication Reference: cf P614 (1752 edition of A Complete Atlas...); NMM p.356; M&B p 166. Publication Note: In the title Bowen states that he is "Preserving all that is useful in the Fourth and Last edition of the Complete Geographer, publish'd under the name of Herman Moll, &c." The 70 maps were also published in two other forms: in "A Complete Atlas" of 1752, and as the Maps for the "Complete Collection of Voyages" by John Harris, in 1744-48 (M&B). The text is massive and interesting, and there are several important maps of America: America, West Indies, Mexico, Louisiana, Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania et al, and Newfoundland et al. The map of the World in Hemispheres is lacking in this copy. Both volumes are newly bound in full brown leather covered boards with "Geography. Vol. 1" and -Geography. Vol. 2" embossed on the spine in gilt. Publication List No: 3733.000 Publication Type: Geography Book Publication Maps: 70 Publication Height cm: 43 Publication Width cm: 28 Image No: 3733048
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