An Accurate Map of the County of Lancashire

Emanuel Bowen (1693/4 - 1767)

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Emanuel Bowen was born in South Wales. He began his career as an apprentice to globe and instrument maker Charles Price. During his apprenticeship, he engraved maps for an ‘Atlas of the World’ (1717). In 1729 he produced his own ‘New and Accurate Map of South Wales’ and five topographical views of Welsh towns. He later drew 70 maps for his ‘Complete System of Geography’ (1744-47) and made a set of county maps for the ‘Large English Atlas’ (1760), in collaboration with map-maker Thomas Kitchen. Despite achieving the distinction of becoming geographer to George II in around 1747, Bowen’s obituary of 1767 stated that he died in ‘reduced circumstances’ - the result of ‘family extravagances’. His son, Thomas, was also an engraver and map-maker.
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    Places
    England, Cumbria, Lancashire, Irish Sea
    Subjects
    map (as Subject), cartouche
    Materials & Techniques
    engraving, coloured engraving
  • Details
    Artist
    Emanuel Bowen (1693/4 - 1767)
    Title
    An Accurate Map of the County of Lancashire
    Date
    Medium
    Engraving
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Francis Edwards, November 1949
    GAC number
    993