1744 Em. Bowen 1st Map of Australia by an Englishman
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Helpful Links:Company Details - About MEPayment & Shipping Options View seller's other itemsCartographer's ProfileAsk Seller a questionRefund PolicyAbout Classical Images We have over 2,000 items for sale on our Ebay stores site. Please click here to enter the stores and use the search engine to the left to search specifically for maps, prints, Atlases on the Classical Images Stores, thank you Click Here A Complete Map of the Southern Continent. Survey'd by Capt. Abel Tasman & depicted by Order of the East India Company in Holland in the Stadt House in Amsterdam click image to enlarge click image to enlarge click image to enlarge This important map is the first of Australia engraved by an Englishman - Emmanuel Bowen - and was published in the 1744 edition of John Harris' Complete Collection of Voyages. Bowen, one of the leading print-sellers and engravers, copied Thevenot's map showing Dutch discoveries up to 1644 and included two long legends. The text includes reference to 'the best climate in the world', 'according to Coll. Purry'. Purry was a former employee of the VOC (Dutch East India Company) interested in attracting the Dutch, French and English to settle in Nuyts' land—the text on the map claimed the best climate as being between 35° north and south of the equator. Bowen has added the Tropic of Capricorn and two texts: the upper block emphasises that no assumptions have been made, so white space abounds between New Guinea and Carpentaria, and between the mainland, Tasmania and New Zealand; the lower text starts 'It is impossible to conceive a Country that promises fairer from its situation, than this of Terra Australia; no longer incognita, as this map demonstrates. (Ref: Clancy; Tooley; M&B) Please note all items auctioned are genuine, we do not sell reproductions. A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) can be issued on request. Condition Report General Description:Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stablePaper color: - whiteAge of map color: - Colors used: - General color appearance: - Paper size: - 21in x 15 3/4in (535mm x 400mm)Plate size: - 19 1/2in x 15in (495mm x 380mm)Margins: - min. 1/2in (12mm)Imperfections:Margins: - Top margin extended from borderPlate area: - Folds as issued, small repair adjacent to New ZealandVerso: - Light soilingOverall Quality (in Bold):Perfect/Fine/Very Good/Good/Fair/Poor Emanuel Bowen 1714-1767; Thomas Bowen</b>(son) 1767-1790 Emanuel Bowen, map and print seller, engraver to George II and to Louis XV of France worked in London from 1714 producing some the best and most attractive maps of the 18th century. He had plans for completing a major County Atlas but, finding the task beyond his means, joined with Thomas Kitchin to publish “The Large English Atlas”. Many of the maps were issued individually from 1749 onwards and the whole atlas was not finally completed until 1760. With one or two exceptions they were the largest maps of the counties to appear up to that time (27” x 20”) and were unusual in that blank areas around each map are filled with historical and topographical detail which makes fascinating and amusing reading. The atlas was reissued later in reduced size. Apart from his county maps and atlases of different parts of the world he also issued (with John Owen) a book of road maps based, as was usual at that time, on Ogilby but again incorporating his own style of historical and heraldic detail. Thomas helped his father during his lifetime and produced many fine maps in his own right after his fathers death Payment Methods Visa MasterCard Bankcard *PayPal Direct Bank Transfers & AUS$ Bank Drafts Please contact me to discuss other forms of payment Please also contact me before the end of the auction if you would like to discuss payment by instalments over an agreed period *(Please email your CC#, Expiry Date, full name on card & shipping address in two separate emails or alternatively you can fax or phone to the numbers below.)Australian buyers please add 10% GST Shipping WorldwideAustralia Air Mail Courier1 Courier2* Express Insurance $10.00 US $30.00 US N/A 2.75% min $6.00 US $6.00 US 2.75% min $4.00 US There will be only one shipping charge per 10 maps or prints purchased. We can hold items to combine shipments. Airmail shipping from Australia to Europe or the US takes approx. 5-7 days. EMS courier will take 3-5 days.Please note, as an added measure of security all purchases over $500US will now be automatically sent by courier Classical Images was founded 1998 and has built an excellent reputation for supplying high quality original antiquarian works on paper at affordable prices. We carry an extensive inventory of antiquarian collectibles from the 15th to 19th century, a period that produced achievements by some of history’s finest explorers, scientists and artists. Classical Images adheres to the Codes of Ethics outlined by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) .We are enthusiastic collectors ourselves of Antiquarian treasures and are happy to share our knowledge, discuss issues and provide information and assistance, both in general and about items we offer for sale. All items sold by Classical Images are genuine and a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) will be happily supplied on request.Thank youSimon & Andrea MayersClassical Images61-3-9497 2845 Tel61-3-94972895 Fax RETURN POLICY STATEMENT Since purchasing online does not give the opportunity to examine our merchandise directly we strive to give you as much information as possible in the description, condition report and images supplied for each item. We sell only quality merchandise, and take great care to accurately research and describe the features and condition of each item so that you can be comfortable with your buying decision.If you receive an item which you feel was not accurately described in our catalog or is not in the condition stated then you have 7 days to return the item with a full purchase refund (less S&H) providing the item is returned in the same condition as it was sent and via an insured internet trackable shipping service. RETURN POLICY a. 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