SPAIN PORTUGAL & GIBRALTAR 1782 THOMAS BOWEN ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED MAP

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SPAIN PORTUGAL & GIBRALTAR 1782 THOMAS BOWEN ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED MAP
SPAIN PORTUGAL & GIBRALTAR 1782 THOMAS BOWEN ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED MAP
Description
A New and Accurate Map of Spain and Portugal, Drawn from the best Authorities.
Description:
Striking and highly detailed
fine unusual 1782 copper engraved map of the Iberian Peninsula. Covers Spain, Balearic Islands, Portugal, part of northern Morocco and southern France. The map is filled with cities, towns, rivers, reliefs and islands. A decorative title cartouche, a compass rose and a mileage scale complete the map
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The map has been engraved by Thomas Bowen and published in Miller's "The New, Complete, Authentic, and Universal System of Geography..".
Source:
George Henry Millar. The New, Complete, Authentic, and Universal System of Geography Being a Complete Modern History and Description of the Whole World Containing a Particular, Account, of All the Various Countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.  As divided into empires, kingdoms, states, republics, and colonies, and as subdivided into continents, islands, provinces, peninsulas, isthmuses, seas, oceans, gulphs, straits, rivers, harbours, deserts, lakes, promontories, capes, bays, districts, governments, principalities, &c. &c. &c. Together with the particulars of their situations, extent, boundaries, limits, climate, soil, natural and artificial curiosities and productions ; laws, religions, revolutions, conquests and treaties, antiquities, revenues, naval and military force, &c. Likewise geographical descriptions of all the cities, capital towns, villages, their distance and bearing, universities, fortifications, castles, forts, seaports, mountains volcanos, metals, aqueducts, docks, arsenals, minerals, fossils, ruins, palaces, temples, churches, structures, edifices, public and private buildings, roads, &c. contained in each part of the universe. Also useful and entertaining historical and descriptive relations of all their customs, manners, genius, trade, commerce, agriculture, learning, policy, arts, sciences, manufactures, tempers, dispositions, amusements, habits, stature, shape, colours, virtues, vices, riches or poverty, entertainments, language, and singular ceremonies at births, marriages, and funerals, titles of distinction, &c. of the different inhabitants: and a genuine history of all sorts of birds, beasts, fishes, reptiles, insects, vegetable productions, flowers, herbs, fruits, plants, gums, &c. found in the various regions. Including all the valuable discoveries made in the most remarkable voyages and travels to different parts of the world from the earliest period to the present time. Particularly all the modern discoveries in the southern and northern hemispheres. Comprising every interesting circumstance, and entertaining narrative, contained in Captain Cook's voyages round the world. Together with all other modern discoveries of other circumnavigators, viz. Lord Mulgrave, Wallis, Carteret, Byron, Anson, Forrest, Clerke, Bougainville, Wilson, King, Gore, Solander, &c. Including those of the Pelew Islands. Also the last accounts of New Holland, and the English Colony of Botany Bay ; and a particular description of Port Jackson, Norfolk Island, &c. where the convicts are now settled, &c. &c. &c. Likewise the substance (systematically arranged) of Bruce's travels into Abyssinia to discover the source of the river Nile in Egypt. The whole being brought down to the present time, and forming the most extensive and original production on the subject ever published, wherein a great variety of improvements are included, not to be found in any other work of the kind. To which will be added a new, complete, and easy introduction to geography and astronomy ; giving an useful and entertaining explanation of the principles and terms of both sciences, the figure, motion, &c. of the earth, planets, &c. latitude, longitude, use of the globes, maps, the compass, the nature of winds, of earthquakes, comets, thunder, lightning, air, and other important and authentic particulars, &c. By George Henry Millar, Esq. author of a New system of natural history, now publishing with universal applause. Assisted by several gentlemen, celebrated for their knowledge in the science of geography, particularly William Langford, Esq. who accompanied Captain Cook in making the new discoveries. Calculated to convey useful and entertaining knowledge to all ranks and degrees of people, for as a celebrated author justly observes, "There is not a son or a daughter of Adam but has some concern in geography." The whole embellished with near two hundred capital engravings, being the most elegant set of copper-plates ever published in a work of this kind, and consisting of beautiful views, land and water prospects, dresses of the various inhabitants of different countries, their singular ceremonies, amusements, customs, &c. Also necessary maps, charts, draughts and plans, &c. finely engraved by the most eminent artists. London: Printed for Alex. Hogg, at the King's Arms, No. 16, Paternoster-Row. And sold by all other Booksellers and newsmen in Great Britain, Ireland, &c., 1782
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Date:
1782
( undated )
Dimension:
Paper size approx.:
cm 37,1 x 24,1
Condition:
Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Paper with chains. Map contemporary handcolored. Short margin to the top. Wide lower margin. Wide lateral margins. Corners partially missing. Small foxing and browning. Conditions are as you can see in the images
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Mapmaker:
Thomas Bowen (fl. 1767-1790) followed his father as an eminent mapmaker in London. After his father, Emanuel Bowen, died Thomas took over his father's business and inherited his father’s position as mapmaker to George II and Louis XV. Although similarly hard-working and respected, like his father Thomas died in a debtor’s prison.
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