Early road map through Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Montgomeryshire, c1757.

$185.00

Ogilby-Senex early Roads from Hampton, London to Shrewsbury c1757

Antique Map of early London Road to Wales, from Meriden to Birmingham in Warwickshire, through Dudley in Staffordshire, Bridgnorth and Great Wenlock, to Shrewsbury in Shropshire; and continued to Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, North Wales.
On the reverse side (previous listed map) is the continuation of the London Road, from Alresford through Winchester, Rumsey, Ringwood in Hampshire, Knafton to Pool in Dorsetshire, and then through Hampshire again through Christ Church to Lemington, and from Southampton to Winchester.  Both these two lovely strip maps for the price of one..

This road map is an original copperplate engraving by John Senex after John Ogilby (with fine later hand-colour), for The Roads through England Delineated, or Ogilby’s Survey, Revised, Improved & Reduced to a Size Portable for the Pocket by John Senex, F.R.S. Being an Actual Survey of all the Principal Roads of England, and Wales, Distinctly laid down on one hundred & one Copper Plates on which are delineated all the cities, Towns, villages, Hills, Rivers, Brooks, Churches, capital Seats, and every place worthy of Note, throughout each ROAD; WITH The Addition of some roads newly drawn, which were omitted by Mr Ogilby, and Several necessary Corrections made in others; Together with a great number of explanatory references, by which this Edition of the Roads is render'd of more general Use for TRAVELLERS. – Printed for John Bowles and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill London 1757.

Approximate size of this map is 17 x 22cm (6 x 8.5 inches).  Please pay for EITHER this map OR the previous map – unless you would like to pay twice for the same item of course.