Britannia depicta, . or Ogilby improv'd; . being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actual survey of all ye direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: ... And to render this work universally usefull & agreeable, ... are added ... 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate ...
John Ogilby (1600-1676)
Category
Books
Date
1724
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3027624
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],273,[1]p. . ill.. . 4to. Previous shelfmark: C.2.12. Identified in 1796 inventory: O 108 "Bowens Britannicae depicta", price 1s. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 559.. Provenance: Bookplate: 'Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton' [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest armorial, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914.. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf binding; single gilt fillet border; blind roll on board edges; gilt fillets on spine.
Makers and roles
John Ogilby (1600-1676) Emanuel Bowen (1714-1767) John Owen