RICHARD NICHOLSON of CHESTER
A WORLD OF ANTIQUE MAPS AND PRINTS
The Cartographer
THOMAS KITCHIN
WHOSE NAME IS LINKED TO EMANUAL BOWEN
Thomas Kitchin was born in 1719 in St. Olave Parish in Southwark. and at the age of 13 became apprenticed to the English mapmaker and publisher Emanuel Bowen. At the age of 20 in 1732 he married Sarah Bowen, daughter of Emanuel. Thomas Kitchin and Emanuel Bowen continued to work together until about 1741 when Thomas to go it alone, working at 'The Star, Holborn Hill'. Although he published books on many subjects the ones of interest to the county and road map collectors are
- The London Magazine
- The Universal Museum of Knowledge and Pleasure
- Geographia Scotiae
- The Small English Atlas
- The Large English Atlas
- London Magazine 1746 - 1760
- England Illustrated or Kitchin's English Atlas
- Kitchin's Post-Chaise Companion
- Kitchin's Pocket Atlas
- England Displayed
- The New British Traveller
- Historical Descriptions of New Elegant...Views of the Antiquities of England and Wales by Henry Boswell
Atlas Title Pages
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Title page to Kitchin's English Atlas 1765
More Information to Come
RICHARD NICHOLSON
of CHESTER
Stoneydale
Pepper Street
Christleton
Chester
CH3 7AG
Telephone
01244 336004
International 44 1244 336004
I have been buying and selling antique maps since the early 1960's during which time I had a gallery in Watergate Street, Chester for 30 years. I am now able to offer through my websites a personal service to map and print collectors.
