John Ogilby

45x31 cm

FIRST ISSUE. WAYWISER CARTOUCHE.

The Road from LONDON to Holyhead co Anglesey North Wales. actually Survey'd and Delineated, By IOHN OGILBY Esq^r. His Ma^ties. Cosmographer...

The first part of the route from London to Holyhead showing:
Southwark, Lambeth, London, Pinder of Wakefield Inn, New River Head, Islington, Jack Straws Castle pub, Kentish Town, Holloway, Highgate, Finchley, Friern Barnet, Totteridge, Whetstone, East Barnet, High Barnet, Monken Hadley, Enfield Chase, Kitts End, South Mimms, North Mymms, Ridge, London Colney, Napsbury, St Albans, Childwickbury, Redbourn, Flamstead, Markyate, Kensworth, over page Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Chalk Hill, Sewell, Thorn, Tilsworth, Tebworth, Hockliffe, Battlesden, Heath and Reach, Little Brickhill, Bow Brickhill, Fenny Stratford, Simpson, Bletchley, Shenley Church End, Loughton, Upper Weald, Middle Weald, Lower Weald, Stony Stratford, Old Stratford, Potterspury, Alderton, Paulerspury, Heathencote, Towcester.

First state of the plate without plate number issued 1675. Susequently numbered 21.

Very fine example with generous margins. Strong paper with fleur-de-lis watermark. Fine later hand colour. Includes original typeset text description of the road.
One of the three plates in the work to include the highly decorative Waywiser title cartouche. 

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