Bowen & Owen’s Map of Northamptonshire Printed Area Measurement_27.5 x 37 c a little soiled and with

a little soiled and with one or two ink stains

Armorial bookplate of 3rd Viscount Sidmouth (1811-1876

light toning where previously mounted and framed and with an old paper repair in the lower margin

The latest research on Morden himself suggests a north country origin

Bowen & Owen’s Map of Northamptonshire Printed Area Measurement_27.5 x 37 c a little soiled and withThis map of Northamptonshire was engraved by Emanuel Bowen for John Owens Britannia Depicta, a pocket road book derived from Ogilbys innovative atlas of strip maps first published in 1675. Bowen & Owenss work first appeared in 1720 and proved extremely popular; there were numerous editions over the next forty years. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 18 x 12 cm, recent hand colour, black and white strip maps on verso.