Price: £35.00

• Date: 1736
• Condition: AAA
• Color: Uncolored
• Size: approx. 19.9 x 13.6

Full title: Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv’d; being a correct copy of Mr. Ogilby’s actual survey of all ye direct & principal crossroads 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.
The sheet is engraved on two sides:-
Page 21 (continued from page 20) shows the Road from Newton on ye Moor, Alnwick, Tunston Castle and Haggerston to Barwick. Embellished with the Coat of Arms of Morpeth & of the Armorial Crest of The Viscount Morpeth, as well as copious notes on places of interest along the way.
Page 22 shows a Map of Middlesex with a description of the County, identifying the Hundreds, the number of acres, houses, parishes and market towns.
The strip maps shows the main road and crossroads leading to various towns along the way. The engraving details the surrounding topography including churches, rivers, bridges, pastures, woods, forests and hills. On each strip is a compass rose showing the direction of travel as well as the distance, in miles, from the start point.
The engravings have distinct plate marks and good margins. The engraving has been washed & pressed by a qualified conservator (see Conservation Services link on the Home Page).