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A Complete System of Geography. Herman Moll., 1747. Attractive map of north-east Germany, with map of Breslaw below, now the Polish city of Wroclaw. Emmanuel Bowen was one of the leading English mapmakers of the eighteenth-century, and was cartographer to both the French and English Royal Courts. Copper engraving. Later colour. Fine condition. Good margins. Size: 22.5 x 32 cm. (9 x 12½ inches).

A Complete System of Geography. Herman Moll., 1747. Two attractive maps in one. The upper map is of Switzerland, the lower shows Geneva, and all its fortifications. The Geneva map is flanked by lists of the important streets, gates, churches and buildings. Emmanuel Bowen was one of the leading English mapmakers of the eighteenth-century, and was cartographer to both the French and English Royal Courts. Copper engraving. Later colour. Fine condition. Good margins. Size: 225 x 320 mm. (9 x 12½ inches).

[London: T. Gardner, 1740. Engraved plan by Bowen. Shaved into plate area at the upper and right margins. Sheet size: 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. A map of Veracruz prompted by the War of Jenkin's Ear. "The War of Jenkins's Ear was a conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748. After 1742 it merged into the larger War of the Austrian Succession. The present map of Veracruz and its environs, printed just after the start of the war, was produced as it was apparent that the fortress' role as a centre for trade made it a prime target for the British. Under the 1729 Treaty of Seville, the British had agreed not to trade with the Spanish colonies. To verify the treaty, the Spanish were permitted to board British vessels in Spanish waters. After one such incident in 1731, Robert Jenkins, captain of the ship Rebecca, claimed that the Spanish coast guard had severed his ear. The British government, which was determined to continue its drive toward commercial and military domination of the… Read More