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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
Ogilby, John (1600-1676); Owen, John of the Middle Temple; Bowen, Emanuel (1767)
1724
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 ...
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...
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 (Pp.1-140)
Ogilby, John (1600-1676); Bowen, Emanuel (1767); Owen, John of the Middle Temple; Moll, Herman (1732); Taylor, Thomas (fl. 1670-1721)
1720
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 tw...
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)
Ogilby, John (1600-1676); Bowen, Emanuel (1767); Owen, John of the Middle Temple; Moll, Herman (1732); Taylor, Thomas (fl. 1670-1721)
1720
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 tw...
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...
Atlas Anglicanus : or a complete sett of maps of the counties of south Britain; divided into their respective hundreds, wapentakes, wards, rapes, lathes &c. Exhibiting the cities, boroughs, market towns, parishes & principal villages; with the number of members of parliament & the market days annexed to each town; describing also the church livings. The whole illustrated with historical extracts, relative to natural produce, trade, manufactures &c. both entertaining and instructive; with various improvements, not inserted in any other sett of half sheet maps extant. To which is added a correct map of the roads of England, with the distances agreable to the mile stones and other exact admensurations, between the principal towns
Bowen, Emanuel (1767); Bowen, Thomas (fl. 1749-1790); Kitchin, Thomas (1718-1784)
[1767?]
Engraved throughout. The work comprises of an engraved titlepage and 45 numbered maps. Maps are reduced versions of those in the Large and Royal English Atlas of 1760 and 1762. They show practical...
[Collection of maps, later known as The Large English Atlas]
Bowen, Emanuel (1767); Kitchin, Thomas (1718-1784)
[ca. 1760]
An elaborate series of maps, many if not all of which were first published by John Hinton, from 1749 to 1752. They were republished and redated from 1753 by John Tinney, but the full set is not defini...