John Ogilby

44x31 cm

The Continuation of the Road | from LONDON to ABERISTWITH | By IOHN OGILBY Esq; His Ma.ties Cosmographer | Plate 3.d & last | Comencing at Bramyard com: Heref: & Extending to Aberistwith | …
From John Ogilby's Britannia.
The third part of the Route from London to Aberystwyth showing Bromyard, Bredenbury, Docklow, Steen's Bridge, Humber, Leominster, Monkland, Kingsland, Easthampton, Combe, Presteigne, Discoed, Cascob, Bleddfa, and Rhayader to Llanbadarn Fawr and Aberystwyth closely following the routes of the B4574, A4120 & A44.
Fine early example from the first un-numbered edition of 1675, subsequently numbered plate 3.
Clean, undamaged, no tears or repairs in fine later hand colour. Large paper, fleur de lis watermark, generous margins. Includes original page of typeset text description of the route.
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