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BOWEN, Emmanuel (c. 1720-1760) and Thomas KITCHIN (1718-1784). The Maps and Charts to the Modern Part of the Universal History. London: for T. Osborne, A. Millar, J. Rivington, B. Law, T. Longman, C. Ware, and S. Bladon, 1766.
2 (378 x 218mm). Letterpress title with engraved vignette, table of contents, 39 engraved maps, 27 double-page. (Small printing flaw to imprint, some short tears to margins, a few maps trimmed to plate mark.) Contemporary calf-backed boards, spine gilt (worn). Provenance: The Marquess of Donegall (armorial bookplate).
An interesting selection of maps including a double-hemisphere world map, a world map on the Mercator projection, and maps of the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
2 (378 x 218mm). Letterpress title with engraved vignette, table of contents, 39 engraved maps, 27 double-page. (Small printing flaw to imprint, some short tears to margins, a few maps trimmed to plate mark.) Contemporary calf-backed boards, spine gilt (worn). Provenance: The Marquess of Donegall (armorial bookplate).
An interesting selection of maps including a double-hemisphere world map, a world map on the Mercator projection, and maps of the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.