John Ogilby

43x33 cm

The Road from LONDON to Hith in com Kent Including the Road by Maidstone. By IOHN OGILBY Esq.^r his Ma.^ties Cosmographer...

The complete route London to Hythe showing London, Southwark, Peckham, New Cross, Greenwich, (Lewisham), Lee, Eltham, Foots Cray, North Cray, Farningham, Horton Kirby, Eynsford, West Kingsdown, Stansted, Wrotham, Addington, Offham, Larkfield, East Malling, Aylesford, Allington, Maidstone, Bearstead, Hollingbourne, Leeds Castle, Harrietsham, Sandway, Lenham Heath, Egerton, Little Chart, Westwell, Hothfield, Great Chart, Ashford, Willesborough, Sevington, Mersham, Smeeth, Sellinge, Westenhanger, Pedlinge, Hythe.

From a 1675 edition with plate number 20 added lower right corner.
Decorative title cartouche with Neptune and Venus.
Prtinters crease to left margin lightly affecting the blank printed area but a fine example, good strong impression with generous margins. Fine later hand colour. We include an original typeset text description of the road from another issue.

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