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Stock# 14765
Description
Decorative pair of maps of Italy. Detailed upper map shows the region from Lake Geneva to Toulon and Lago Di Garda and Venice to Elaba and Sienna, centered on Genoa and Milan. The lower map shows a detailed plan of the harbor of Leghorn (Livorno), with rhumblines, soundings, a profile view, etc.
Emanuel Bowen Biography
Emanuel Bowen (1694?-1767) was a British engraver and print seller. He was most well-known for his atlases and county maps. Although he died in poverty, he was widely acknowledged for his expertise and was appointed as mapmaker to both George II of England and Louis XV of France. His business was carried on by his son, Thomas Bowen. He also trained many apprentices, two of whom became prominent mapmakers, Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffreys.
![(Monaco to Grimaldi di Ventimiglia) Carte des Costes d'Italie depuis Monaco jusqu'a La pointe de Murtera [Map of the Coasts of Italy from Monaco to the Point of Murtera]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/92355.jpg)
