P. Meijer Algemeene Oefenschoole Van Konsten En Weetenschappen 1763
This Dutch topograhical work on England and Wales is a close translation of Benjamin Martin's The Natural History of England. The county maps included are also copied from those of Emanuel Bowen in Martin's work. Whether this should be regarded as plagiarism or a joint commercial arrangement is uncertain. The work was probably published serially (as individual maps are variously dated between 1757 and 1770), and later collected into two volumes. The engraving was by L. Schenk. Sales of the work were probably poor, as the maps are amongst the rarest of English county maps today, and eagerly sought by collectors.
P. Meijer Algemeene Oefenschoole Van Konsten En Weetenschappen 1765
This Dutch topograhical work on England and Wales is a close translation of Benjamin Martin's The Natural History of England. The county maps included are also copied from those of Emanuel Bowen in Martin's work. Whether this should be regarded as plagiarism or a joint commercial arrangement is uncertain. The work was probably published serially, as individual maps are variously dated between 1757 and 1770, and later collected into two volumes. The Shropshire map is dated 1765. The engraving was by L. Schenk. Sales of the work were probably poor, as the maps are amongst the rarest of English county maps today, and are eagerly sought by collectors.
P. Meijer Algemeene Oefenschoole Van Konsten En Weetenschappen 1757
This Dutch topograhical work on England and Wales is a close translation of Benjamin Martin's The Natural History of England. The county maps included are also copied from those of Emanuel Bowen in Martin's work. Whether this should be regarded as plagiarism or a joint commercial arrangement is uncertain. The work was probably published serially, as individual maps are variously dated between 1757 and 1770, and later collected into two volumes. The engaving was by L. Schenk. Sales of the work were probably poor, as the maps are amongst the rarest of English county maps today, and are eagerly sought by collectors. Interestingly on the Cornwall map Meijer's name is spelled Meyer, rather than Meijer which is the more normal Dutch spelling.