1765 Emmanuel Bowen Very Large Antique Map of Africa Turkey The map is intricately engraved

The map is intricately engraved to show topographical features

It was originally built in 1540 for Cardinal Girolamo Capodiferro

After two editions the plates were purchased by Jodocus Hondius in 1604

it was soon destroyed by the Portuguese

1765 Emmanuel Bowen Very Large Antique Map of Africa Turkey The map is intricately engravedTitle : 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