Britannia depicta or Ogilby improv'd; being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actual survey of all ye direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: wherein are delineated... all ye cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &c. ... And ... 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate ... By Ino. Owen ... 2. The arms of the peers of this realm ... 3. The arms of all ye bishopricks & deanaries, ... 4. The arms, & a succinct account of both universities & their respective colleges, ... Lastly particular & correct maps of all ye counties of South Britain; with a summary description of each county, ... By Eman: Bowen engraver (P.140-end)
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Type of record: Book
Title: Britannia depicta or Ogilby improv'd; being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actual survey of all ye direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: wherein are delineated... all ye cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &c. ... And ... 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate ... By Ino. Owen ... 2. The arms of the peers of this realm ... 3. The arms of all ye bishopricks & deanaries, ... 4. The arms, & a succinct account of both universities & their respective colleges, ... Lastly particular & correct maps of all ye counties of South Britain; with a summary description of each county, ... By Eman: Bowen engraver (P.140-end)
Classmark: Whitaker Collection 244
Creator(s): Ogilby, John (1600-1676)
Additional creator(s): Bowen, Emanuel (1767) (Other); Owen, John of the Middle Temple (Other); Moll, Herman (1732) (Other); Taylor, Thomas (fl. 1670-1721) (Other)
Related people: Bowen, Emanuel; Owen, John; Moll, Herman; Taylor, Thomas
Publisher: printed for & sold by Tho: Bowles... & Em. Bowen
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1720
Language: English
Size and medium: [6], 273, [1] p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/298362
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003868319705181
Description
Ogilby's strip maps are reduced to half the original scale. The plates containing the maps are numbered 1-273 and printed on both sides of the paper. They are preceded by an engraved title-leaf and two leaves of introductory matter. This work was exceedingly popular and many editions were published. Cf. Whitaker: The Harold Whitaker Collection... Univ. of Leeds, 1947, p. 108.
Title ends without full stop.
Illustrations: engraved throughout with the plans of roads.
Indexed in: Chubb CXLVII.
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