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Description
Decorative map of Southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and parts of Argentina and Chile.
Includes a decorative cartouche and compass rose.
The map is heavily annotated with notes regarding Indians, rivers mines and other exotic myths.
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.