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New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland,
scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas
Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert
Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87.
One of a series of county maps by Bowen and Kitchin,
published by John Hinton, King's Arms, St Paul's Churchyard,
London, from 1751; the series was begun 1749. John Tinney
took over from 1753, and the series was completed 1760; it
continued in editions to 1787.
also see Lancashire, North Riding of Yorkshire, and West
Riding of Yorkshire, to cover all modern Cumbria.
Published in 'The Large English Atlas: Or, A New Set Of
Maps Of All The Counties In England And Wales, Drawn From
The Several Surveys which have been hitherto Published: Viz.
... Laid Down On A Large Scale, And containing all the
Cities, Towns, Villages, and Churches, whether Rectories or
Vicarages, Chapels, many Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats,
&c. &c. Each Map Is Illustrated With a General Description
of the County, its Cities, Borough and Market Towns, the
Number of Members returned to Parliament, of Parishes,
Houses, Acres of Land, &c. And Historical Extracts relative
to the Trade, manufactures, and Government of the Cities and
Principal Towns, and the present State of their Inhabitants,
&c. By Emanuel Bowen, Geographer to His Majesty, Thomas
Kitchin, and Others. London: Printed and Sold by T. Bowles,
in St. Paul's Church-Yard; John Bowles and Son, at the Black
Horse, in Cornhill; John Tinney, at the Golden Lion, and
Robert Sayer, at the Buck, both in Fleet-Street.' 1760.
The atlas size is 17 1/2 x 23 ins; the map is plate 35 but
not numbered; the space round the county boundary filled
with notes; there is a coat of arms of Sir James Lowther of
Lowther; its size is 20 1/2 x 27 1/2 ins. The imprint is for
R Sayer, T Bowles, J Bowles and Son, J Tinney.
An earlier edition of the atlas of this series does not have
the Cumberland and Westmorland map. This were issued with
the 1760 edition, as reported in the Public Advertiser, 22
May 1760, 'Three Maps, being the last which compleats the
Set of the Counties of England, which have for been for some
Years about, and published as they were finished.' The new
maps are engraved better than the earlier maps.
Published in another edition 'The Large English Atlas ...
Printed and Sold by T. Bowles ... John Bowles and Son ...
and Robert Sayer ...' about 1762.
A plate number is added, 35. The imprint is for R Sayer, T
Bowles, J Bowles and Son.
Published in another edition 'The Large English Atlas ...
Drawn From The Several Surveys which have been hitherto
Published. With three general Maps of England, Scotland and
Ireland, From the best and latest Authorities. ... London:
Printed and Sold by T. Bowles, in St. Paul's Church-Yard;
John Bowles, at the Black Horse, in Cornhill; and Robert
Sayer, at the Buck, in Fleet-Street,' about 1763.
John imprint is for R Sayer, T Bowles and J Bowles. The
plate number is now 37.
Published in another edition 'The Large English Atlas ...
London: Printed and Sold by John Bowles, at the Black Horse,
in Cornhill; Carington Bowles, next the Chapter House, in
St. Paul's Church-Yard, and Robert Sayer, at the Buck, in
Fleet-Street,' about 1764.
Published in another edition 'The Large English Atlas ...
Printed and Sold by Carington Bowles, Map and Print Seller,
at No.69, in St. Paul's Church-Yard. MDCCLXVII.' ie
1767.
Published in another edition 'The Large English Atlas ...
Printed and Sold by Robert Sayer, Map and Printseller, at No
53, in Fleet-Street.' or 'Le Grand Atlas Anglois: Ou,
Nouveau Receuil Des Cartes De Toutes Les Provinces
D'Angleterre Et De La Principaute De Galles, ... Chez Robert
Sayer, Marchand de Cartes & d'Etampes dans Fleet-Street,
No.53.' about 1767.
Published in another edition 'The Large English Atlas ...
Printed and Sold by Robert Wilkinson, at No.58, in Cornhill,
Successor to Mr. John Bowles, deceased.' about 1779.
Published in another edition 'The Large English Atlas ...
By Emanuel Bowen ... Thomas Kitchin, and Others. London:
Printed and Sold by Robert Wilkinson, at No.58, in Cornhill,
Successor to Mr. John Bowles, deceased.' about 1785.
Published in 'The Large English Atlas: ... Drawn From The
Several Surveys Hitherto Published. To which are added, a
Map of the Country 35 miles round London, a Plan of London
and Westminster, and general Maps of Scotland and Ireland,
From the latest and best Authorities. The Whole Engraved on
50 Copper Plates ... Laid Down On A Large Scale ... By
Emanuel Bowen, Thomas Kitchin, Captain Andrew Armstrong, and
Others. London. Printed for Robert Sayer, Map, Chart, And
Printseller, No.53, Fleet-Street. MDCCLXXXVII.' ie 1787.
The map was issued, bound in an atlas or loose, by Bowles
and Carver, Laurie and Whittle, and Robert Wilkinson, from
1790s-1820s.
The imprint is for R Wilkinson, Laurie and Whittle, and
Bowles and Carver.
The map was published in a reduced form in the Royal English
Atlas, about 1764.
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references:-
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Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas: 1760: Large English Atlas
& New Set of Maps of all the Counties of England and Wales:
Bowles, T & Bowles, John and Son & Tinney, John & Sayer,
Robert (London)
Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas: 1763 (?): Large English
Atlas & New Set of Maps of all the Counties of England and
Wales: Bowles, John & Bowles, T & Sayer, Robert (London)
Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas: 1764 (?): Large English
Atlas & New Set of Maps of all the Counties of England and
Wales: Bowles, John & Bowles, Carington & Sayer, Robert
(London)
Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas: 1767 (?): Large English
Atlas & New Set of Maps of all the Counties of England and
Wales: Bowles, Carington (London)
Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas: 1767 (?): Large English
Atlas & New Set of Maps of all the Counties of England and
Wales & Grand Atlas Anglois & Nouveau Receuil des Cartes de
Toutes les Provinces d'Angleterre et de la Principaute de
Galles: Sayer, Robert (London)
Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas: 1779 (?): Large English
Atlas & New Set of Maps of all the Counties of England and
Wales: Wilkinson, Robert (London)
Bowen, Emanuel & Kitchin, Thomas & Armstrong, Andrew: 1787:
Large English Atlas: & New Set of Maps of all the Counties
of England and Wales: Sayer, Robert (London)
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