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A NEW AND ACCURATE MAP OF TURKY IN ASIA, ARABIA BOWEN, Emanuel
London, 1744
43 x 35.5 cm.

Bowen’s map of the Arabian Peninsula showing the area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea centred around Saudi Arabia. From ‘A Complete System of Geography’. Decorated with a compass rose and a nice figural title cartouche.
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.