An edition of Britannia depicta (1720)

Britannia depicta

or, Ogilby improv'd; being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actualsurvey of all ye direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: wherein are exactly delineated & engraven, all ye cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &c scituate on or near the roads ... And to render this work universally usefull & agreeable ... are added ... 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate &c their arms ... &c with suitable remarks on all places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries

by John Ogilby

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An edition of Britannia depicta (1720)

Britannia depicta

or, Ogilby improv'd; being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actualsurvey of all ye direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: wherein are exactly delineated & engraven, all ye cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &c scituate on or near the roads ... And to render this work universally usefull & agreeable ... are added ... 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate &c their arms ... &c with suitable remarks on all places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries

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1 Britannia depicta: or, Ogilby improved 1970, Graham in English 0900409894 9780900409899	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
2 Britannia depicta: or, Ogilby improved. Being an actual survey of all the direct and principal cross roads of England and Wales; shewing all the cities, towns, villages, churches, gentlemen's seats, &c. situated on, or near any of the roads ... Engraved by Emanuel Bowen. To which is added, an accurate historical and topographical description of all the cities, boroughs, towns corporate, and other places of note. 1764, C. Bowles in English	zzzz Not in Library
3 Britannia depicta: or, Ogilby improved. Being an actual survey of all the direct and principal cross roads of England and Wales; ... Engraved by Emanuel Bowen, ... Compiled from the best authorities, by John Owen, ... 1764, printed for Carington Bowles Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
4 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 1736, Printed & sold by Tho: Bowles in St. Pauls Ch. Yard - The fourth edition.	zzzz Not in Library
5 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. 1731, Printed & sold by Tho: Bowles in St. Pauls Ch. Yard Microform in English - The fourth edition.	zzzz Not in Library
6 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 1730, Printed & sold by Tho: Bowles print & map seller in St. Pauls Ch. Yard - The fourth edition.	zzzz Not in Library
7 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, ... Ye 4th. edition. By Eman: Bowen engraver 1724, printed for & sold by Tho: Bowles & I. Bowles	zzzz Not in Library
8 Britannia depicta: or, Ogilby improv'd; being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actualsurvey of all ye direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: wherein are exactly delineated & engraven, all ye cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &c scituate on or near the roads ... And to render this work universally usefull & agreeable ... are added ... 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate &c their arms ... &c with suitable remarks on all places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries 1720, Printed for & sold by Tho: Bowles & E. Bowen in English	aaaa Not in Library
9 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 exactly delineated & engraven all ye cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &c. scituate on or near the roads, with their respective distances in measured and computed miles. And to render this work universally usefull & agreeable ... are added ... 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate &c., their arms, antiquity, charters, privileges ... with suitable remarks on all places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries, by Ino. Owen of the Midd. Temple ... 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 ... The whole ... preferable to all other books of roads ... and calculated not only for the direction of the traveller ... but the general use of the gentleman and tradesman. 1720, T. Bowles, & E. Bowen in English	zzzz Not in Library

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Edition Notes

Engraved throughout.

Two versions of Ogilby's original work, both in folio, were issued in 1675, the "Britannia, volume the first" containing both text and maps, and the "Itinerarium Angliæ" from which the main portion of the text is omitted. Later, beginning in 1719, various works containing reductions of te maps were issued, among them the "Britannia depicta" of which the first edition is dated 1720. cf. Sir Herbert George Fordham. John Ogilby (1600-1676) his Britannia, and the British itineraries of the eighteenth.

century, London, 1925.

Published in: London

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Library of Congress: DA615

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Pagination: 273 p. :
Number of pages: 273

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Open Library: OL19976549M

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Britannia depicta

by John Ogilby