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Description
Decorative map of Italy, Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia, extensively annotated. Includes large insest showing the eruptions of the two volcanoes (Mt. Aetna in 1669 and Mt. Vesuvius), with extensive annotations and views of the the neighboring town s and harbors, etc. Very decorative.
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.