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Emanuel Bowen: A New Map of Georgia, with Part of Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. Drawn from Original Draughts assisted by the most approved Maps and Charts…
Title: A New Map of Georgia, with Part of Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. Drawn from Original Draughts assisted by the most approved Maps and Charts… Map Maker: Emanuel Bowen
Description: Bowen's map of the Georgia colony is one of the earliest and most highly sought after of all maps of Georgia. Bowen's map of Georgia is one of the first detailed depictions of Georgia Colony, extending to the Mississippi River. The map of Georgia first appeared in the 1744-48 and 1764 editions of John Harris' Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca, or Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels.editions, when a new Chapter was added, which covered the history of Georgia. Printed 15 years after the founding of the colony, this is the earliest map to focus on the whole of Georgia.The map shows early settlements such as Savannah and (New) Ebenezer along with interior settlements such as Mount Venture, Argyle Fort and the major trails throughout Georgia and to the west. Numerous Indian tribes are located, as well as areas where Indians had proved friendly to the English. Unlike many works which advertized themselves as new, this one was a genuinely original production. Bowen had access to maps and charts which emanated from the settlements themselves. Cumming notes that it is one of the best large format maps of the region during the period, showing coastal settlements in South Carolina, the Indian Tribes friendly or hostile to the English, and the chief trading paths of the period. Indian territories are shown by fine dotted lines. The Georgia roads and settlements are particularly complete. Excellent detail along the Flint River. Bowen was “one of the leading 18th-century map and printsellers and engravers in London” - Tooley. He was appointed Engraver of Maps to King George II of England, and possibly to Louis XV of France. His apprentices included such cartographic giants as Thoman Kitchin (who became his son in law) and Thomas Jefferys. An essential map for collectors of maps of Georgia and the South/Southeast. References: Cumming 267; Hodler & Schretter, The Atlas of Georgia.
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