COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211208
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C269.2
Parent Work Title:
An accurate map of the counties of Leicester and Rutland divided into their respective hundreds. Drawn from the best authorities & illustrated with historical extracts relative to natural history, produce, trade & manufactures; distinguishing also amongst various other improvements, the rectories, vicarages, charity schools, religious house &c.
Creator:
Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Date Created:
c1760
Description:
Leicester and Rutland. Coloured map with latitude and longitude marked around the edge. The map is very rich in detail including cities, place names, rivers and mountains. Castles, mountains and significant buildings are illustrated by drawings. Boundaries are denoted by coloured lines. Bottom left is a large ornate cartouche containing the title and the words: 'By Eman Bowen, Geogr. to his Majesty'. Bottom right another ornate cartouche contains the dedication: 'To the most Noble John Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant & Custos Rotulorum for the county of Leicester, and to the Rt Honourable Brownlow Cecil Earl of Exeter, Lord Lieutenant & Custos Rotulorum for the county of Rutland. This map is dedicated by their obed.t and humble Servt. Eman Bowen'. Around the map are paragraphs giving statistical and historical data about the area and the various seats of nobility. Printed along the bottom is: 'London. Printed for Laurie & Whittle 53 Fleet Street, R Wilkinson 58 Cornhill and Bowles & Carver 69 St Pauls Church Yard.'
Language Code:
eng
Language Name:
English
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Rutland
Places Covered:
England: Leicestershire
Item Height:
818 mm
Item Width:
780 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-02-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
