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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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