COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211205
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C265.1
Image Title:
Lancashire
Parent Work Title:
An accurate map of the county of Lancaster divided into its hundreds. Laid down from the best authorities assisted by the most approved modern maps & charts with various extracts relative to its natural produce, trade, manufactures and present state of the principal state of the principal towns.
Creator:
Bowen, Emanuel, -approximately 1767
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Date Created:
c1760
Description:
Map: Lancashire. Coloured map with latitude and longitude marked around the edge. The map is very rich in detail including cities, place names, rivers and mountains. Castles, mountains and significant buildings are illustrated by drawings. Boundaries are denoted by coloured lines. Top right is a large ornate cartouche containing the title and the words: 'By Eman Bowen, Geogr. to his Majesty'. Beneath this another ornate cartouche contains the dedication: 'To the Right Hon.ble Edwd. Stanley Earl of Derby, Lord Lieutenant for the County of Lancaster. This map is dedicated by His Lordship's most humble & obed.t Servt. Eman Bowen. Around the map are paragraphs giving statistical and historical data about the area, also information about the Earls and Dukes of Lancaster, and the various seats of nobility. Printed along the bottom is: 'London. Printed for R Wilkinson 58 Cornhill, Laurie & Whittle 53 Fleet Street and Bowles & Carver 69 St Pauls Church Yard.'
Language Name:
English
Language Code:
eng
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Printed
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Lancashire
Item Height:
765 mm
Item Width:
607 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-02-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
