Ellis, Joseph
Joseph Ellis (c. 1734 - c. 1800) was a British writing and map engraver sometimes referred to as John Ellis but according to Worms and Baynton-Williams' British Map Engravers, 'the forename of Joseph seems incontrovertible'. Born in London, in 1749 Ellis apprenticed to Richard William Seale. He married Seale's daughter, Elizabeth Seale, on September 1, 1755. After Richard Seale's death in 1762 Ellis inherited all of Seale's tools. Per Worms and Bayton-Williams, 'His death date remains uncertain, but he was certainly still alive in February 1800, when Thomas Mozeen was apprenticed to him.
Decoratve map of the world from the American Revolutionary War Period.
Bowles's New Pocket Map of the World, laid down from the latest observations and comprehending the New Discoveries to the present Time, particularly those lately made in the Southern Seas By Byron, Wallis, Cook, Bougainville, and others.
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This is a strikingly decorative 1780 Carington Bowles English-language double-hemisphere map of the world at the height of the Georgian Era and the American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783). The map captures the political and geographical assumptions of the late 18th century, including a number of curiosities and cartographic anomalies, all from a distinct British perspective. (more details)