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 27 shows a Map of Northamptonshire with a description of the County, identifying the Hundreds, the number of acres, houses, parishes and market towns.
Page 28 shows the Road from London to Buckingham from London via Kensington Gravel Pits, Shepperds Bush, Acton, Hanwell, Uxbridge, St. Giles Chalfunt and Agmondesham (Amersham) to Great Missenden. Embellished with the Coat of Arms of Buckingham & of the Armorial Crest of the Duke of Buckingham as well as copious notes on places of interest along the way.
The strip map 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).