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 ... By Ino. Owen ... 2. The arms of the peers of this realm ... 3. The arms of all ye bishopricks & deanaries, ... 4. The arms, & a succinct account of both universities & their respective colleges, ... Lastly particular & correct maps of all ye counties of South Britain; with a summary description of each county ... By Eman: Bowen engraver.
John Ogilby (1600-1676)
Category
Books
Date
1720
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3247923
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],273,[1]p.. ill.., maps. 4to. Binding: Brown leather covers, 5 raised spine bands, gold lettering, blind tooled decorative frames on front and back covers. Provenance: Bookplate showing image of Tyntesfield with "En dios me amparo y esperanza" and "tenax propositis" and George Abraham Gibbs of Tyntesfield". Provenance: Copious handwritten notes in ink on front pastedown and front fly leaf - of distances from and to. $zProvenance: Inscription - "James Cholmeley Sep br 15th 1720".
Makers and roles
John Ogilby (1600-1676) Emanuel Bowen (1714-1767) John Owen