"Title page to catalogue of John Bowles, printer and printseller, at the Black Horse, Cornhill, London; text in rectangle at the centre, with naval scene showing two ships on the sea below; behind the text a map, a letter to Mr John Bowles, a landscape and a study of eyes."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., "This title page was used for Bowles's catalogues from at least 1731, when his shop was at Mercer's Hall, Cheapside; the address was altered when he moved to Cornhill."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: Heal,100.19., Date of publication based on publisher's street address; John Bowles started trading at the sign of the Black Horse, Cornhill, by 1733. See British Museum online catalogue., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
John Bowles
Subject (Topic):
Warships, Maps, Landscapes (Representations), and Eyes