Framed Map of The Road from London to Arundel 1720

Description

Engravers : John Owen & Emmanuel Bowen
Title : Georgian map of Sussex. part of “The Road from London to Arundel” 
Publisher : Thomas Bowles; London
Colouration:  Polychrome – hand coloured original from copper engraving
Size: 30.5 x 24.2cm
Image : Contains a map of Sussex with the following written : “The Country of Sussex is 158 miles in circumference. contains abt. 1140000 acres. is divided into 6 rapes & subdivided into 65 Hundreds. has 12 Boroughs. & 17 market towns. 312 Par. and about 21537 houses. The air is generally thick and foggy. yet ’tis not reckon’d unhealthy unless it be in the marsh and lowest ground. The soil is rich and deep. The Wild of Sussex bears oats incredibly : the Forrests are barren & towards the East full of Iron Oar. Its manufacture is Cast Iron of all sorts. for which there are many great Forges in the Eastern Wild towards Kent. Its comodities (Sic) are are corn. cattle. malt. wool. wood. iron. chalk. glass. fish & Fowl…”

Taken from the book “Britannia Depicta” – published as above – which was based on John Ogilby’s original road book of 1675

Emanuel Bowen was the leading eighteenth century map and print sellers and engravers in London. Appointed Engraver of maps to George II .