18thC Carrington Bowles Map Rutland & Leicestershire Hand Coloured Antique Map
$173.83
18thC Carrington Bowles Map Rutland & Leicestershire Hand Coloured Antique Map
A genuine 18th century engraved county map published by Carrington Bowles, depicting Rutland and Leicestershire with surrounding counties including Lincolnshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
This finely detailed copperplate engraving features:
• Original hand colouring to county borders
• Extensive place names including towns, villages and estates
• Decorative cartouche and compass rose
• Period typography typical of late Georgian cartography
Bowles maps were widely published in London during the mid–late 1700s and are now highly collectible for their decorative appeal and historical accuracy.
Presented in a later gilt frame, ready to display.
Frame measures approx 23cm x 30cm
Please see photos as they form part of the description
Condition:
• Age-related toning to paper as expected
• Fold lines consistent with original atlas issue
• Frame with minor wear (please see photos)
Carrington Bowles (c.1724–1793) was a prominent London print and map publisher, operating from St Paul’s Churchyard. He continued the Bowles family business, producing affordable and decorative maps, prints and atlases for the growing middle-class market. His county maps are especially known for their clarity, hand colouring and accessibility, making them popular both historically and today among collectors of antique cartography.
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