Britannia, volume the first : or, An illustration of the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales : by a geographical and historical description of the principal roads thereof. Actually admeasured and delineated in a century of whole-sheet copper-sculps. Accomodated with the ichnography of the several cities and capital towns; and compleated by an accurate account of the more remarkable passages of antiquity, together with a novel discourse of the present state / By J. Ogilby, London, Printed by the author, 1675 by Ogilby, John (1600-1676) - 1939

London: Alexander Duckham, 1939. 108 pp, including 100 pp of facsimile road maps plus a general map of England and Wales Facsimile edition of the 1675 edition. Red cloth labels. Internally clean and tight. Trifle foxing to the fore-edge. A nice copy. [or, an Illustration of the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales. a. Description of the Principal Roads]. facsimile reprint. Hardback. V.g./No Jacket. Oblong 4to.

London & Dunstable: Alexander Duckham & Co. Ltd., 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. OGILBY John. Facsimile reduction of Ogilby's road maps 1939, VG, in oblong, cream cloth, red cloth tile with gilt tooling. Spine, edges bumped & worn, worn red cloth title label, lettering faded. Internally, [7], [1] Map of England, followed by 100 maps (coloured & numbered), all within double red in ruled borders, publishers printed note to fpd (with reasoning for the issue). (241*309 mm). Title continues: An illustration of the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales : by a geographical and historical description of the principal roads thereof. Actually admeasured and delineated in a century of whole-sheet copper-sculps. Accommodated with the ichnography of the several cities and capital towns ; and completed by an accurate account of the more remarkable passages of antiquity, together with a novel discourse of the present state REDUCED

(London: Alexander Duckham, 1939).. Oblong 4to. 108 pp, including 100 pp of facsimile road maps plus a general map of England and Wales and the frontispiece, all colour. Publisher's grey-green cloth, gilt lettered russet panels to the spine and upper cover. Some wear to the spine labels, minor marks and sunning to the cloth, else very good. Facsimile edition of the 1675 edition.

London : Alexander Duckham & Co. Ltd , 1939. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; atlas (8 unnumbered pages, 100 pages of plates) : colour maps ; 25 cm x 32 cm. Notes; A reproduction of the original (London, Printed by the author, 1675) of which vol. 1 was the only volume pulished. Subjects; Roads Great Britain. Roads England ; Maps ; Early works to 1800. Roads Wales ; Maps ; Early works to 1800. Great Britain ; Maps ; Early works to 1800 ; Facsimiles. Great Britain Description and travel. Great Britain Distances, etc. ; Early works to 1800. England Maps Early works to 1800 Facsimiles. Great Britain Road maps Early works to 1800. Great Britain Description and travel Early works to 1800. England Road maps Early works to 1800. Wales Road maps Early works to 1800. Genre; cartographic image.