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The royal English atlas : being a new and accurate set of maps of all the counties of south Britain, drawn from surveys, and the best authorities; divided into their respective hundreds, and exhibiting all the cities, towns, villages, churches, chapels, &c. particularly distinguishing more fully and accurately the church livings, than any other maps hitherto published adorned with views of all the cathedrals; and a concise description of each diocese: illustrated with historical extracts relative to the government, trade, manufactures, and present state of the cities, and principal boroughs and market towns: likewise an account of the air, soil, natural produce, and commoditiesof every county. To the whole is prefix'd, a general map of England and Wales; comprehending all the direct and principal cross roads: with many other useful particulars. And regulated by astronomical observations
Bowen, Emanuel (1767); Kitchin, Thomas (1718-1784)
[1762]
Title-page in red and black. The maps are slightly reduced in size, but are otherwise very similar to those in Bowen and Kitchin's The Large English Atlas, containing practically the same historical...
An actual survey of all the principal roads of England and Wales : described by one hundred maps from copper plates. On which are delineated all the cities, towns, villages, churches, houses, and places of note throughout each road. As also directions to the curious traveller what is worth observing throughout his journey. The whole described in the most easy and intelligible manner (v.1-2)
Ogilby, John (1600-1676); Senex, John (1740)
[1719]
One hundred "strip" maps of the roads of England and Wales from John Ogilby's Britannia of 1675, and engraved by John Senex. Cf. Whitaker: The Harold Whitaker Collection... Univ. of Leeds, 1947, p. 10...
An actual survey of all the principal roads of England and Wales : described by one hundred maps from copper plates. On which are delineated all the cities, towns, villages, churches, houses, and places of note throughout each road. As also directions to the curious traveller what is worth observing throughout his journey. The whole described in the most easy and intelligible manner (v.2)
Ogilby, John (1600-1676); Senex, John (1740)
[1719]
One hundred "strip" maps of the roads of England and Wales from John Ogilby's Britannia of 1675, and engraved by John Senex. Cf. Whitaker: The Harold Whitaker Collection... Univ. of Leeds, 1947, p. 10...
A new description of England and Wales : with the adjacent islands. Wherein are contained, diverse useful observations and discoveries in respect to natural history, antiquities, customs, honours, privileges, &c. With a particular account of the products, trade, and manufactures of the respective places in every county, and their improvements or decays. Together with many uncommon observations concerning mines of several sorts. Also, several errors of different kinds are rectified. The whole illustrated with many historical and critical remarks. To which is added, a new and correct set of maps of each County, their roads and distances; and, to render 'em the more acceptable to the curious, their margins are adorn'd with great variety of very remarkable antiquities, &c
Moll, Herman (1732); Bowles, Thomas (1767); Bowles, John (1701-1779); Rivington, Charles (1688-1742)
1724
Title-page in red and black. With an index. The maps of this work are readily identified by the illustrations of "remarkable antiquities" which adorn the end margins. The map of the West Riding sh...
The large English atlas : or, A new set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales, drawn from the several surveys which have been hitherto published, with three general maps of England, Scotland, and Ireland, from the latest and best authorities... Laid down on a large scale, and containing all the cities, towns, villages, and churches, whether rectories or vicarages, chapels, many noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, &c. &c. each map is illustrated with a general description of the county, its cities, borough and market towns, the number of members returned to parliament, of parishes, houses, acres of land &c. and historical extracts relative to the trade, manufactures, and government of the cities and principal towns, and the present state of the inhabitants, &c
Bowen, Emanuel (1767); Kitchin, Thomas (1718-1784); Bowles, Carington (1724-1793)
1767
Title-page printed in red and black. The title-page to this atlas was used long after the date it bears. The general map of England and Wales in the Brotherton Library copy is dated 1780. Some of th...