Bowen emanuel 1720 (11 risultati)

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 Atlantic basin, used this incident as an excuse to wage war against Spain in the Caribbean. In 1738 Jenkins exhibited his pickled ear to the House of Commons, whipping up war fever against Spain. To much cheering, the British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly declared war on October 23, 1739." (Wikipedia).…

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Right Margin enlarged, size (in cm): 32 x 22,5, Map shows the western part of Germany ( Svabia, Franconia) withan inset map of old and new- Breisach at the river Rhein. Decorative title cartouch and windrose.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Some minor restoration at upper centerfold, size (in cm): 34,5 x 42 cm, Map shows the south-eastern part of Germany, including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Archbishopric of Salzburg and the Kingdom of Bohemia. From Rapin's History.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 34,5 x 42,5 cm, Map shows the north-eastern part of Germany, today partly Poland, with the electorates of Saxony and Brandenburg as well as the duchies of Silesia, Mecklenburg and Pomerania. There is also a splendid title cartouche with a depiction of a coat of arms.…

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Very good, size (in cm): 32,5 x 23, Map shows the southwest part of Germany with Baden Würtemberg and partly Bavaria, on iset map a city map of Breisach.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Tear external margin perfectly restored, size (in cm): 32 x 22,5 cm, Map shows the entire Caspian Sea with its neighboring countries, a compass rose, mileage indicator and a title cartouche.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 32,5 x 42 cm, Map shows the Ottoman Empire in Europe with all of Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldova.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Some folds, size (in cm): 34,5 x 42, Decorative map of Europe with a title cartouche.

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Perfect condition, size (in cm): 35 x 42,5 cm, Map shows the whole of Greece, the Aegean, Crete, partly Turkey and Italy. Furthermore, a title cartouche with a Greek and a Turk. From "A Complete System of Geography".

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Very good, size (in cm): 35 x 23 cm, Map shows the city of Tobolsk and the waterfalls of Skamanskoy.

No Binding. Condizione: As New. Highly detailed map of Japan by Emanuel Bowen. Decorated with an attractive cartouche with figures. 45.5 x 38.5 cm.