The large English atlas: . or, a new set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales, ... By Emanuel Bowen, ... Thomas Kitchen, and others.
Emanuel Bowen (1714-1767)
Category
Books
Date
1767
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3127160
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2]p., [47] double plates . maps . fol.. Not indigenous. Affixed to pastedown: newspaper clipping (10/2/66) reporting the sale of a copy of this book at Christie's for Đ280. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Late nineteenth-century bookplate with motto 'Philosophemur' [motto of Musgrave family]. Added in ms: Case I. A.2. Barnsley. With Norris's note: '? Musgrave of Barnsley Park, Oxon.' Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Yeoman 1939 15 March Đ4/1/0. Binding: Eighteenth-century half calf binding; marbled paper over boards; spine worn; sewn on six raised bands.
Makers and roles
Emanuel Bowen (1714-1767) Thomas Kitchin (1719-1784)