John Ogilby

45x33 cm

The Road from LONDON to CHICHESTER in com: Sussex  By IOHN OGILBY. Esq.^r His Ma.^ties Cosmographer ...

From John Ogilby's Britannia. 
Complete route of the road commencing from Guildford on the London to Portsmouth road showing Guildford, St.Catherine's Hill, Shalford, Godalming, Busbridge House, Hascombe, Hambledon, Chiddingfold, Northchapel, Lurgashall, Bexley Hill, Easebourne, Midhurst, Cocking (Hill), West Dean, Singleton, St Roche's Hill, East Lavant, Chichester, and branch from Midhurst showing Midhurst, Woolbeding, Stedham, Trotton, Terwick st Peter, Fyning, Rogate, Durford Wood, Petersfield, Langrish, Bordean, Privett, Bramdean, Hinton Ampner, Cheriton, Chilcomb, and Winchester.

Fine early example from the first un-numbered edition of 1675, subsequently numbered plate 39.

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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