Price: £35.00

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

Title: A Map of Darbyshire

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 97 (continues from page 96) shows the Road from Midhurst via Petersfield, Bordean and Bramdean to Winchester. Embellished with the Coasts of Arms of Winchester & of The Deanary of Winchester and the Armorial Crest of the Marquis of Winchester, as well as copious notes on places of interest along the way.
Page 98 shows a map of Darbyshire 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).