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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:... And to render this work universally usefull & agreeable, ... are added ... 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

Archive Print Item: Whitaker Collection 245

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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:... And to render this work universally usefull & agreeable, ... are added ... 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

Level: Item

Classmark: Whitaker Collection 245

Creator(s): Ogilby, John (1600-1676)

Additional creator(s): Owen, John of the Middle Temple (Other); Bowen, Emanuel (1767) (Other)

Related people: Owen, John; Bowen, Emanuel

Publisher: Printed for & sold by Tho: Bowles & I. Bowles

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1724

Language: English

Size and medium: [6],273,[1]p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/298363

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003868359705181

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Engraved throughout. - In the title, the words 'Ye 4th. edition.' are enclosed in square brackets.


This issue of 1724 actually was the fourth edition. Subsequent issues, up to 1759, continued to be so designated. Cf. Whitaker: The Harold Whitaker Collection... Univ. of Leeds, 1947, p. 108.


Indexed in: Chubb CL.

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