COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211263
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C375a
Parent Work Title:
An accurate map of the West Riding of Yorkshire divided into its Wapontakes. Drawn from surveys with various additional improvements: Illustrated with historical extracts relative to its natural produce, mines, minerals, manufactures, trade and the present state of its principal towns.
Creator:
Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Date Created:
1756
Description:
West Riding, Yorkshire. 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. Top right is a large sketch of Leeds. In the bottom right corner an ornate cartouche contains the dedication: 'To the Noble and Most Honorable Thomas Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, & Knt. of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath. This map is dedicated by His Lordship's most obedt. humble servt. Eman Bowen'. Beneath this is a scale bar showing 'British Statute Miles 69 to a Degree'. Bottom right is a large ornate cartouche containing the title and the words: 'By Emanl. Bowen, Geogr. to his Majesty'. This is decorated with figures making wool. Above this is a brief 'Explanation' of the symbols used. Printed along the bottom is: 'R Wilkinson No. 58 in Cornhill & Robt. Sayer, in Fleet Street'.
Language Code:
eng
Language Name:
English
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Yorkshire: West Riding
Item Height:
615 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
