Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/288
Title
Northamptonshire
Date(s)
- No date (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 map: black and white, boundaries coloured (water colour); 43.4 x 31.8 cm
Context area
Name of creator
(1825- 1901)
Biographical history
John James Dower, 1825-1901, was a mapmaker, print seller, and publisher based in London. Dower was the heir to the more prominent London engraver and mapmaker John Crane Dower, 1791-1847. Dower worked with many prominent middle to late 19th century London map publishers including Weller, Cassell, Bacon, Petermann, and others. He was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1854.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Northamptonshire (Northern Division) by John Dower F.R.G.S.'
'Drawn & engraved by John Dower [ ... ]'
'Day & Son Lith.rs to the Queen'
Scale: 3 1/2 inches to 10 miles
From 'Weekly Dispatch Atlas [ ... ]'
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No access restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English