A MAP OF FRANCE BY JOHN COWLEY GEOGRAPHER ROYAL c1777 THE MAP MEASURES APPROX 6.5 x 4.75 ins (16 x 13 cms) INCLUDING MARGINS. THIS SMALL MAP IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A CLEAR IMPRESSION AND HAND COLOUR. THERE IS A FEINT FOLD CREASE AS PUBLISHED. THIS IS A SCARCE GENUINE ANTIQUE MAP OVER 240 YEARS OLD. THE MAP WAS PRODUCED BY JOHN COWLEY FOR THE CELEBRATED WORK "A NEW AND EASY INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY" BY JOHANN HÜBNER PUBLISHED LONDON, 1777. JOHN LODGE COWLEY (1719 - 1797) WAS A CARTOGRAPHER AND MATHEMATICIAN WHO BECAME A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY AND ROYAL GEOGRAPHER TO KING GEORGE II.
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