England antique map. Road from London to St.David's. Senex c1757.

by Ogilby - Senex

John Senex updated John Ogilby's strip survey map c1675. The Road from London to St. David's on the Sea Coast in Pembrokeshire Actually Survey'd.

Old spelling of places: Early road from London - Paddington, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park, Kensington, Chelsea, Camden, Hammersmith.. through Brentford, Colebrook, Maidenhead, Henley on Thames, Dorchester and Abington (through Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire), with road continued on the reverse (so both maps for this price) through Abington, Faringdon, Lechlade, Gloucester, Micheldean, Coverd, Monmouth and Trelagh (through Berkshire and Gloucestershire).

These road maps are original copperplate engravings 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.

Small conservation-repaired tear to extremity of paper in margin at base of page. Approximate size of this map is 17 x 22cm (6 x 8.5 inches).