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Ogilby 1675
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FA2002.77:- 

 Frontispiece, hand coloured engraving, drawn by Francis Barlow, engraved by W Hollar for the road book, Britannia, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
The scene is countryside outside a city 'London' gate wearing the royal flag, full of activity; men using strip maps, surveyors with instruments including a party trundling a waywiser, a shepherd and his flock, a stag hunt, fishing, etc etc; three winged cherubs above hold example strip maps, and a title banner.
The colouring is probably recent.
inscription:-  printed -on- title cartouche BRITANNIA / VOL. I / or an / Illustration / of ye Kingdom of / ENGLAND / and dominion of WALES / By a / Geographical & Historical / Description / of the Principal / ROADS.
inscription:-  printed -on- bottom Fran: Barlow inv: W. Hollar fecit [1675]
inscription:-  -on- central -- ?fleur de lys or ?Prince of Wales feathers?
map type:-  HantsMap -- Ogilby 1675
dimension:-  wxh, sheet (left edge is a modern cut) = 26.5x42.5cm
wxh, plate = 228x368mm
wxh, map = 217x353mm
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images © Jean M Norgate 2004
MN: 16.5.2002
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