John Dower - 19th century Map of The West Indies

19th century Map of The West Indies

Title:

19th century Map of The West Indies

Engraver:

Dower, John (Pentonville, London, active, 1810 - 1840)

Date:

1837

Medium:

Original Hand-Coloured Engraving

Publisher:

William S. Orr & Co., London

Source:

The British Cyclopaedia

Note:

John Dower: Highly respected throughout England and Western Europe, William S. Orr was an early nineteenth century printseller and publisher, particularly of atlases and gazetteers. His maps of cities, counties and countries are noteworthy for their accuracy and very fine detailing. Indeed, few publishers from this period could compete with Orr for the large amount of information his maps contained. This original 19th century Map of The West Indies hails from Orr's 1837 Atlas, which contained not only all the regions of the world but plans of the primary cities as well. Each map was coloured by hand and folded into the atlas along the centre crease.

The engraving for the 1837 Atlas was entrusted mainly to the Pentonville artist, John Dower. Dower was well known for his maps and for his engravings of military scenes. So finely engraved is this 19th century Map of The West Indies that one can only appreciate Dower's work with the aid of a magnifying lens. No finer example of early nineteenth century cartography exists than this engraved city map with its accompanying cartouche and table of major buildings.

Map of West Indies

Size:

8 1/2 X 10 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)

Matted with 100% Archival Materials

Condition:

Printed on early nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published William Orr and Company in 1837. This original engraving is in excellent condition throughout and containing all the fine lines and tones of an early impression.

Price:

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John Dower (Pentonville, London, active, 1810 - 1840)
#	Title	Medium	Date	Source	-
01.-	19th century Map of Australia by John Dower	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1837	The British Cyclopaedia	Sold
02.-	19th century Map of Birmingham by John Dower	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1837	The British Cyclopaedia	Sold
03.-	19th century Map of France by John Dower	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1831	The Teesdale Atlas	Sold
04.-	19th century Map of Spain and Portugal by John Dower	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1831	The Teesdale Atlas	Sold
05.-	19th century Map of The West Indies by John Dower	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1837	The British Cyclopaedia	Sold

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