1765 Emmanuel Bowen Very Large Antique Map of Africa Solomon Islands Today it is estimated that

Today it is estimated that there are 161 loose copies in circulation of both states

This beautifully engraved hand coloured original antique Title page from Gerard Mercator's Italy & SW Europe section was published in the 1589 edition of the Geographiaatlas

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1765 Emmanuel Bowen Very Large Antique Map of Africa Solomon Islands Today it is estimated thatTitle : Africa Performed by the Sr D Anville under the Patronage of the Duke of Orleansrevised and improved by Mr Bolton E Bowen Date : 1765 Size: 47in x 41in (1. 20m x 1. 04m) Ref #: 40910 1 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This very large 4 sheet original copper plate engraved antique map of Africa by Solomon Bolton after the French cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D Anville, was engraved by Emmanuel Bowen and published in the 1765