COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211245
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C340.2
Image Title:
Stafford
Parent Work Title:
An Improved map of the county of Stafford divided into its hundreds; collected from the best materials and illustrated with various additional improvements with historical extracts, relating to its natural produce, trade, manufactures &c
Creator:
Bowen, Emanuel, -approximately 1767
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Date Created:
c1760
Description:
Map: Stafford. 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 left is a large ornate cartouche containing the title and the words: 'By Eman Bowen, Geogr. to his Majesty'. This is decorated with figures by a stream. Around the map are paragraphs giving statistical and historical data about the area and the various seats of nobility. One claims Stafford as the healthiest part of the country, suggesting they have three christenings to each burial. In the top right corner another ornate cartouche contains the dedication: 'To the Noble and Right Honorable John Gower, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum & Lord Lieutenant of the County of Stafford, and Keeper of His Majesty's Privy Seal. This map is dedicated by His Lordship's most humble servt. Eman Bowen'. Bottom left is an 'Explanation' of the symbols used. Bottom right is a scale bar showing: 'British Statute Miles 69 to a Degree'. 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: Staffordshire
Item Height:
785 mm
Item Width:
610 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
