| Creator: |
Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767. |
| Title: |
The large English atlas, or, A new set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales [cartographic material] : drawn from the several surveys which have been hitherto published, with three general maps of England, Scotland and Ireland from the latest and best authorities / by Emanuel Bowen, Geographer to His Majesty, Thomas Kitchin, and others.
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| Scale: |
Scales vary.
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| Publisher: |
London : Printed and sold by Robert Wilkinson, at No. 58, in Cornhill, successor to Mr John Bowles, deceased, [1785]. |
| Date: |
1785 |
| Material Type: |
Map |
| Physical Description: |
1 atlas (47 p.) : col. maps ; 61.0 cm. |
| Notes: |
Atlas of the counties of England and Wales with relief shown pictorially.
"Laid down on a large scale and containing all the cities, towns, villages and churches, whether rectories or vicarages, chapels, many noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, &c. &c."; "Each map is illustrated with a general description of the county, its cities, borough and market towns, the number of members returned to Parliament, of parishes, houses, acres of land, &c."; "And historical extracts relative to the trade, manufactures, and government of the cities and principal towns, and the present state of their inhabitants, &c. "; Includes index.
Chubb CXCIX; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-ra40; Maps 9 (Cornwall), 19 (Huntingdonshire), 35 (Sussex), 40 (Yorkshire), 42 (North Riding of York Shire) missing from this atlas. |
| Subjects: |
Atlases, English -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
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| Call Number: | MAP Ra 40 |
| Amicus Number: |
10836928 |
| To cite this item use: |
http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-ra40 |
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