Emanuel Bowen
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Emanuel Bowen ( fl. 1714; † 1767 in London ) was an English engraver and cartographer who was best known for his cartographic representations of England and Wales .
life and work
Bowen's circumstances are largely in the dark. His creative period began around 1714 in London and lasted until his death in 1767. Although he was the official cartographer of George II of Great Britain and Louis XV. from France, he died impoverished. His son Thomas, who initially continued his father's work, died - also penniless - in 1790 in a workhouse in Clerkenwell in what is now the London Borough of Islington .
Bowen was best known for his maps of England and Wales. The Britannica Depicta road atlas published by John Owen in 1720 was based on maps by John Ogilby , which Bowen added historical facts and heraldic information. Together with Thomas Kitchin (1718–1784), Bowen worked on an atlas entitled The Large English Atlas , the individual maps of which they sold from 1749 until the work was completed in 1760.
Works (selection)
- Britannia depicta: or, Ogilby improved. Being an actual survey of all the direct and principal cross roads of England and Wales (1720)
- A complete Atlas, or distinct View of the known World: exhibited in 68 Maps (1752)
- The large English Atlas: or a new set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales (1760)
- The Royal English atlas: 18th century county maps of England and Wales (1765)
Modern editions
- The Royal English atlas: 18th century county maps of England and Wales by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, reprint of the first edition of London 1765, with an introduction by JB Harley, Newton Abbot 1971, ISBN 0-7153-5100-1 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bowen, Emanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Engraver and cartographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century or 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1767 |
| Place of death | London |