1770 Thomas Kitchin Original Antique Map of Spain, Portugal & Balearic Islands
At 14, Kitchin apprenticed under Emanuel Bowen, under whom he mastered the art of engraving. From 1858 or so Kitchin was the engraver to the Duke of York, and from about 1773 acquired the title, \\\\\\\'Royal Hydrographer to King George III.