{"product_id":"antique-owen-bowen-britannia-depicta-road-map-somerset-bridgwater-framed","title":"Antique Owen Bowen Britannia Depicta Road Map Somerset Bridgwater Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original antique strip \u003cstrong\u003eroad map\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eOwen \u0026amp; Bowen's \u003cem\u003eBritannia Depicta, or Ogilby Improv'd\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e - the celebrated pocket road atlas first published 1720 and reprinted for some thirty years. Framed and glazed. A collector's note to the reverse attributes this example to the \u003cstrong\u003e1736\u003c\/strong\u003e issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe page covers the coach road through Somerset - the \u003cstrong\u003eBruton to Bridgwater \/ Maiden Bradley\u003c\/strong\u003e section - in the distinctive vertical-strip format pioneered by John Ogilby in 1675 and 'improved' by Emanuel Bowen and John Owen, who filled the surrounding spaces with heraldry, antiquarian notes and the arms of Bridgwater. It retains its \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal colour wash\u003c\/strong\u003e and shows windmills on the Polden Hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e as issued in Britannia Depicta; scale one inch to two miles; engraved both sides (county\/road map to verso). \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 28 x 20 cm framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e good for age with light toning typical of a double-sided book leaf; original colour. Sold framed. Photographs form part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarefully packed and dispatched promptly. UK and international postage available; combined postage offered on multiple purchases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moffitts Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231172022556,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4630\/0188\/files\/57_0ef35b8e-8c41-4339-a6be-f7a084ada882.jpg?v=1782371174","url":"https:\/\/moffitts.co.uk\/products\/antique-owen-bowen-britannia-depicta-road-map-somerset-bridgwater-framed","provider":"Moffitts Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}