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Grace
Galleries, Inc
(Incorporated 1972)
Rare Old
18th. Century
Road Maps of England
by Grace Galleries of Harpswell, Maine
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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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 ERM108
- “The
Road from Monmouth to Lanbeder.” Includes
finely drawn & detailed map of Monmouthshire (Wales) and shields with
the Arms of Abergaveney & Monmouth. Roads are drawn from Monmouth to
Abergaveny & Brecknockshire. Title cartouche is designed with flying
figures, vases of flowers, & leaf and scroll motifs. |
$125
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ERM109
- “The Road from Bristol to Westchester.” 7½X5. Map shows the
County of Herefordshire on face page & on the reverse depicts the roads
running from Bristol to Chepstow, & Monmouth in the counties of
Gloucester and Monmouthshire. Includes the River Severn & the Arms of
Hereford & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, flowers,
scrolls & winged cherubs.
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$135 |
 ERM110
- “The Road from Bristol to Worcester.” 7½X5. Map shows the
County of Worcestershire on face page & on the reverse depicts the road
running from Bristol to Stinchcombe, Hambrough, Tedworth, Acton &
Durstey & Woodbridge in the county of Gloucestershire. Includes the
Shield of Durstey, & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with
leaves, scrolls & fruit.
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$135 |
 ERM111
- “The Road from Kendal to Cockermouth.” 7½X5. Map shows the
County of Cumberland on face page, & on the reverse depicts the road
running from Kendal to Stanley & from Basinthwait to Keswick in the
counties of Cumberland & Westmoreland. Includes a shield & compasses & a
decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, shells & scroll
motifs. |
$135 |
 ERM112
- “The Road from London to Barwick.” 7½X5. Map shows the County
of Nottinghamshire on face page & on the reverse shows the road running
from London to Enfield, Ware & Stanfield, Hodsdon & Waltham to Colliers
End in the counties of Middlesex & Hertfordshire. Includes the Arms of
Barwick & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, scrolls,
birds & animal heads.
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$135 |
 ERM113
- “The Road from London to Buckingham.” 7½X5. Map
shows the County of Northamtonshire on face page & on reverse depicts
the road running from London in Middlesex to Buckinghamshire. Locates
Uxbridge, Acton, Great Missenden, Beconsfield & Chalfont St. Giles &
includes the Arms of Buckingham & a decorative title cartouche
ornamented with leaves, scrolls & swags.
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$135
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 ERM114
- “The Road from Oxford to Salisbury.” 7½X5. Map
shows the County of Berkshire on face page & on the reverse depicts the
road running from Oxford to Abingdon, Great Shelford & Hungerford.
Includes the Arms of Salisbury, compasses & a decorative title cartouche
ornamented with leaves, scrolls & a grotesque head. |
$135 |
 ERM115
- “The Road from Whitby to Durham.” 7½X5. Map shows the County of
Durham on face page & on the reverse depicts the roads running through
the towns of Mould, Chester, Holywell, Flint, in the County of
Flintshire. Includes the sea coast, compasses, & Hollhen Mountain & a
decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, scrolls & a grotesque
head. |
$135 |
 ERM116
- “The Road From Huntingdon to Ipswich.” 7½X5. Map shows the
County of Huntingdonshire on face page, & on the reverse depicts the
roads going through the towns of Huntingdon. St. Ives, Erith, Ely,
Sutton & Soham, in the Counties of Huntingdon, & Cambridgeshire.
Includes the shield of Thomas Wentworth & a decorative title cartouche
ornamented with leaves, scrolls & a grotesque head. |
$135 |
 ERM117
- “The Road from Tinmouth Com. Northumb to Carlisle.” 7½X5. Map
shows the County of Northumberland on face page, & on the reverse
depicts the roads running from Marsham to Ingle, Blackheath, Burford,
Campden & Stowe in the Counties of Wiltshire, Oxford & Glocestershire.
Includes the shield of the Deanery of Salisbury, compasses & a
decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, scrolls & a lion's
head. |
$135 |
 ERM118
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 ERM119
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 ERM120
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 ERM121
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20 West
Cundy's Point
Road
Harpswell,
ME 04079
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This page was last updated on December 04, 2009
Webmaster, John W. Snowe, Harpswell, Maine
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