John Ogilby

44x33 cm

The Road from LONDON to DARBY. By IOHN OGILBY Esq^r. His Ma.^ties Cosmographer...

Published in John Ogilby's Britannia.
The complete route of the road from Stony Stratford to Derby starting from the London to Holyhead road. Showing Stony Stratford, Old Stratford, Yardley Gobion, Stoke Bruerne, Roade, Courteenhall, Collingtree, Woottoon, Hardingstone, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, Pitsford, Brixworth, Lamport, Maidwell, Kelmarsh, Arthingworth, Great Oxendon, Little Bowden, Market Harborough, Foxton, Kibworth, Great Glen, Oadby, Knighton, Evington Valley, Leicester, Belgrave, Birstall, Wanlip, Rothley, Mountsorrel, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough, Dishley, Normanton on Soar, Hathern, Sutton Bonington, Kegworth, Ratcliffe on Soar, Lockington, Castle Donington, Sawley, Shardlow, Aston on Trent, Elvaston, Alvaston, Derby. 
 
Fine early example from the first un-numbered edition of 1675, subsequently numbered plate 40 to assist the binder.

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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