This map first appeared in 1767 in the Atlas Anglicanus, published by Thomas Kitchin with maps engraved by Emanuel and Thomas Bowen. The maps copied the Large English Atlas in style, with rococo cartouches, and topographical notes surrounding the maps. The maps for the Atlas Anglicanus were first issued in monthly partworks between 1767 and 1768 before the complete atlas followed in 1768. The first state Doset map bears the signature of Emanuel Bowen alone, who was involved only in the early maps in the set before his death in early 1767. There was a second edition of the atlas in c1777, before the plates passed to Carington Bowles and were updated and re-issued as Bowles' New Medium English Atlas in 1785. On Bowles' death the plates passed to his business successors, trading as Bowles and Carver, who re-issued the atlas sometime after 1793 with their own imprint as proprietors on individual maps. The Atlas Anglicanus was not a commercial success and maps from it are not commonly found. This example is dated 1785, and is thus from the map's first issue by Bowles. Original colour. A short, repaired tear to the lower centrefold, just entering the border, but without loss.
First published 1769 in Kitchin's Pocket Atlas, which was based on the novel concept of drawing all the county maps to a common scale. Whilst this provided a better illustation of counties' relative sizes, it meant that the overall sizes of the maps varied considerably. Smaller maps shared pages where this was practical within an alphabetical county arrangement, but Norfolk had a page to its self. The atlas was not commercially successful and Kitchin issued no further editions, although the plates were later acquired by Carington Bowles who re-issued the work as Bowles's Pocket Atlas around 1778. This example is from the latter work. Today maps from either atlas are quite scarce.
A. Dury C. Bowles Bowles Environs of London, Taken from Actual Surveys 1775 (1771)
London Environs. This map was, as the title suggests, was based on actual survey work by Andrew Dury, and jointly published by Dury and Carington Bowles in 1771. It was then titled as "Bowles and Dury's Environs of London…", but for the second edition of 1775 Dury must have sold his rights in the venture as his name was dropped from the title and publisher's imprint. There was a third and final edition of the map in c1785. The scale is half an inch to the mile, and the extent of its coverage includes Luton, Canvey Island, Bletchingley and Marlow, some 30 miles out from central London. This example is the second edition of 1775, and is dissected into 32 , linen-backed segments, folding into a (slightly tatty) slip case. The colouring is original. The map is listed as no. 154 in Darlington & Howgego's "Printed Maps of London".
First published 1769 in Kitchin's Pocket Atlas, which was based on the novel concept of drawing all the county maps to a common scale. Whilst this provided a better illustation of counties' relative sizes, it meant that the overall sizes of the maps varied considerably. Smaller maps shared pages where this was practical within an alphabetical county arrangement, but Suffolk had a page to its self. The atlas was not commercially successful and Kitchin issued no further editions, although the plates were later acquired by Carington Bowles who re-issued the work as Bowles's Pocket Atlas around 1778. This example is from the latter work. Today maps from either atlas are quite scarce.
This map first appeared in 1767 in the Atlas Anglicanus, published by Thomas Kitchin with maps engraved by Emanuel and Thomas Bowen. The maps copied the Large English Atlas in style, with rococo cartouches, and topographical notes surrounding the maps. The maps for the Atlas Anglicanus were first issued in monthly partworks between 1767 and 1768 before the complete atlas followed in 1768. Emanuel Bowen's name alone appears on some maps, but his son Thomas is also credited as co-author on 33 maps. Emanuel died in early 1767.. There was a second edition of the atlas in c1777, before the plates passed to Carington Bowles and were updated and re-issued as Bowles' New Medium English Atlas in 1785. On Bowles' death the plates passed to his business successors, trading as Bowles and Carver, who re-issued the atlas sometime after 1793 with their own imprint as proprietors on individual maps. The Atlas Anglicanus was not a commercial success and maps from it are not commonly found. This example bears the signature of Bowles & Carver, and is the final state issued some time post 1793. Original wash colour. The verso shows signs of old paste, suggesting it was possibly once laid down, but the image is unaffected. Uncommon.