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from
Britannia Depicta
or
Ogilby Improved
Road Atlas of England & Wales
By Emanuel Bowen
London 1720 The following maps
are a collection of the earliest road maps designed for foot and
horseback travelers in England in the early 18th century.
They are approximately 7X4½ inches in size, small enough to fit
into backpacks & saddle bags & depicted roads, bridges, rivers, woods,
fields, private lands, & landmarks & obstacles to be encountered along
the way from town to town. They are decorated with shields & ornamental
title cartouches & each includes a finely drawn map on the front page.
Measurements are given in
inches, height first, then width.
This refers to printed image only. Margins are extra.
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