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Owen, John; Bowen, Emanuel (Engraver) : Original Map - "The Road from London to Kings Lyn in Norfolk"

Original publisher's hand-colored double-sided page that shows a county map of Cambridgeshire on the front and four road strip maps around Yorkshire on the back. The maps are accompanied by surrounding text of the counties and towns and feature beautiful, decorative flourishes in vibrant colors such as blue, yellow, green, pink, orange, and turquoise. The Cambridgeshire map shows roads and towns with the watercoloring delineating regional boundaries. The side with the strip map view uses watercoloring to highlight towns, water features, and hilly terrain. The strip maps include towns such as Kingston, Beverley, Kilham, Flamborough, and Burlington. No date, circa 1720-1764. Page measures 5 1/2" x 8." Maps and page are very clean and intact with minimal age wear. The "front" is labeled Page "106" (the side that shows Cambridgeshire) and the "back" is Page "105" (the side with the strip maps and a description of the town of Beverley). Title is in a decorative cartouche. Scale of distance in English miles is located in lower-left corner of the Cambridgeshire map. Compass roses are located within each strip map. These maps are originally from John Owen and Emanuel Bowen's Britannia Depicta which was a comprehensive road atlas for England and Wales. John Owen was an antiquarian and lawyer who wrote the text for the atlas. Emanuel Bowen (1694?-1767) was an English cartographer and geographer who worked for George II of England and Louis XV of France, and he made the engravings for the atlas. Their maps were based off of earlier road maps by John Ogilby (1600-1676).. Map. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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