Carmarthenshire

12x19 cm

A MAP of | CAMARTHEN | SHIRE
Map set below a decorative cartouche containing the title and details of the road from Carmarthen to Cardigan and Aberystwith.
Road map of the final part of the route from Manchester to Derby verso.
Engraved text descriptions below the county map and alongside and below the road map.
Engraved by Emanuel Bowen (1693?-1767) and published in the pocket road book Britannia Depicta by Thomas Bowles from 1720 to 1764. The county maps were based on Robert Morden's small series published in The New Description and State of England... from 1701. Text descriptions compiled by John Owen.
Repair to loss at bottom corner close to engraved border surrounding the map and affecting text below the road map. Road map printed close to top of page.
For full description of the road, go to category: Maps > British Isles > RoadMaps > Owen & Bowen. For more information on Britannia Depicta, see the category heading under Road Maps > Owen & Bowen.