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AMERICAS 111 Very Scarce Single Sheet Map Of New England BOWLES, John. 'A Map of the most INHABITED part of NEW ENGLAND, containing the Provinces of MASSACHUSETTS BAY and NEW HAMPSHIRE, with the Colonies of CONECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND, Divided into Counties and Townships: the whole composed from Actual Surveys and its Situation adjusted by Astronomical Observations.' London Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill & Carington Bowles in S.t Pauls Church Yard.' London: John Bowles & Carington Bowles, [ca. 1765]; copperplate engraving, border: 637 x 518 platemark: - x -mm, in original wash colour. Re-margined at the sides, the new margin over the top of the old, ragged margin. Old repairs, visible on the reverse, the centrefold worn, particularly at left. This is a rare single-sheet map of New England, a pirated reduction of Thomas Jeffery's four-sheet map of New England, compiled by Bradock Mead. This is the first state of the map, with the joint imprint of John Bowles and Carington Bowles. The separate addresses in the joint imprint places publication after Carington Bowles had left partnership with his father - as John Bowles & Son - to take over his uncle, Thomas Bowles (II)'s business, circa 1762-3. McCorkle: New England In Early Printed Maps, 765.1; Stevens & Tree: Comparative Cartography, 32a. £6,000 112 Scarce Single Sheet Map Of New England BOWLES, John. 'A Map of the most INHABITED part of NEW ENGLAND, containing the Provinces of MASSACHUSETTS BAY and NEW HAMPSHIRE, with the Colonies of CONECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND, Divided into Counties and Townships: the whole composed from Actual Surveys and its Situation adjusted by Astronomical Observations.' 'Printed for Carington Bowles, at N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard London. Publish'd 1.st Jan.y 1771.' London: Carington Bowles, 1771; copperplate engraving, border: 642 x 520 platemark: 654 x - mm, in original colour. Narrow side margins, otherwise a good example. Third state of Bowles' piracy of Thomas Jeffery's four-sheet map of New England. This example now bears the sole imprint of Carington Bowles, dated 1771. From this point onwards, Carington Bowles was sole owner of the map, successively revising the map for sale during the Revolutionary War, and in his world atlases after the war. All the pre-1783 states of the map are very scarce. McCorkle: New England In Early Printed Maps, s & Tree: Comparative Cartography, 32b. £6,000 80
113 Rare Broadsheet Plan Of The First Set Piece Battle Of The Revolutionary War SAYER, Robert & BENNETT, John. 'A PLAN of the BATTLE, on BUNKERS HILL, Fought on the 17.th of June 1775. BY an Officer on the Spot. [scale bar].' 'London. Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett N.o 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs 27 Nov.r 1775.' [letterpress text:] 'The following Description of the Action near Boston, on the 17th of June, is taken from a Letter written by General Burgoyne to his Nephew Lord Stanley. "Boston, June 25, 1775. "BOSTON ...' London: Robert Sayer & John Bennett, 27 Novr. 1775; copperplate engraving, border: 343 x 350 platemark: 363 x 365 widest 478 x 350mm, with faint remnants of the original outline colour. The paper generally a little soft with old creasing with separation, one small area of paper loss; two tears into the printed area of the map and one into the text restored. Rare plan of Boston and environs, highlighting the battle of Bunker Hill on the Charleston peninsula. The opening shots of the American War of Independence (the Revolutionary War) were fired at Concord, outside Boston. The Americans quickly assembled an army and moved to besiege Boston, taking up positions across the neck of the Boston peninsula, and in the hills overlooking the city. During the night of 16 June 1775, a force of about 1500 American troops occupied positions on Charleston peninsula overlooking Boston from the east. Although the resultant battle is called the 'Battle of Bunker Hill', this is a misnomer, as the main action actually took place on Breed's Hill. The American force began to build an improvised defensive position on Breed's Hill, which was finished by daybreak. The position was soon spotted, and the British commander, General Gage, sent a force, commanded by Major General Howe, to retake the peninsula. However, Howe fatally underestimated the Americans. Although the Americans were in an exposed position, rather than landing troops across their line of retreat and attacking from the rear, he determined on a full-scale frontal assault, by massed ranks of 'redcoats'. Against entrenched, skilled and determined adversaries, this proved near-suicidal. Nearly half the British force became casualties, and the battle was only 'won' when the American defenders ran out of ammunition and were forced to retire. £20,000 81 AMERICAS
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Page 31 and 32: THIN RED LINE 27 Rare Broadsheet Pl
Page 33 and 34: ENGLAND 30 Very Scarce Game Map Of
Page 35 and 36: 32 Very Scarce Road Map Of England
Page 37 and 38: 37 Very Scarce Map Of The Environs
Page 39 and 40: 39 Late Printing Of This Two-Sheet
Page 41 and 42: 42 Rare Plan Of The Chelsea Botanic
Page 43 and 44: 46 Rare Town Plan In Fine Colour NA
Page 45 and 46: 49 ROCQUE, John. 'An Exact PLAN OF
Page 47 and 48: SCOTLAND 52 Very Rare Map Of Scotla
Page 49 and 50: 54 Very Scarce Map Of Scotland Wide
Page 51 and 52: 57 Unusual Letterpress Plan Of The
Page 53 and 54: IRELAND 61 A Lovely Example Of This
Page 55 and 56: EUROPE 63 Rare Eclipse Map Of Europ
Page 57 and 58: 65 Rare Plan Of Gibraltar In a Late
Page 59 and 60: 69 Scarce Military Plan Of Calais O
Page 61 and 62: 71 Apparently Unrecorded Second Sta
Page 63 and 64: 77 Rare Map Of Germany And Eastern
Page 65 and 66: 80 Rare Map Of Mount Etna For The G
Page 67 and 68: 83 Detailed Plan Of The Battle BOTE
Page 69 and 70: AFRICA 87 Finely Executed Manuscrip
Page 71 and 72: 91 Scarce Map Of Sierra Leone WYLD,
Page 73 and 74: ASIA & PACIFIC 96 Earliest Printed
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Page 77 and 78: AMERICAS 101 Very Scarce Map Of The
Page 79 and 80: 104 Uncommon Plan Of Quebec Depicti
Page 81: 109 Unrecorded State, In Sheet Form
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Page 87 and 88: 117 Rare Map Of The American Blocka
Page 89 and 90: 119 Rare Plan Of Philadelphia FADEN
Page 91 and 92: 121 The First Printed Map Of South
Page 93 and 94: 124 The First Printed Insurance Pla
Page 95 and 96: WEST INDIES 127 Rare Two-Sheet Map
Page 97 and 98: 95 WEST INDIES 130 Very Scarce Plan
Page 99 and 100: CELESTIAL 134 Very Scarce Large For
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