1765 Emmanuel Bowen Very Large Antique Map of Africa Turkey The map is intricately engraved

The map is intricately engraved to show topographical features

Ref #:  21617

After two editions the plates were purchased by Jodocus Hondius in 1604

There were at least 9 states of this first plate in 1674

Towards the end of the century many large-scale maps were published but

1765 Emmanuel Bowen Very Large Antique Map of Africa Turkey The map is intricately engravedTitle : Africa Performed by the Sr D Anville under the Patronage of the Duke of Orleansrevised and improved by Mr Bolton E Bowen Date : 1765 Size: 47in x 41in (1. 20m x 1. 04m) Ref #: 40910 1 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This very large 4 sheet original copper plate engraved antique map of Africa by Solomon Bolton after the French cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D Anville, was engraved by Emmanuel Bowen and published in the 1765