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WALES102 - A. BELL "A Plan of Milford Haven in Pembroke Shire" Edin. 1758. Colored outlines. 4X7. From the Scot's Magazine. Attractive little map shows Milford Haven & the river (to Haverford West) with many branches. Locates Pembroke, Barnlake, Burton Church. Coshaston, Newton, Bangeston, Dale, & the ruins of the Nangle Blockhouse. Map has a table from a.-g. listing gun batteries with numbers of men and a place proposed for a floating battery. Decorative title cartouche of leaf s scroll motif. 

WALES108 - UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE "A New & Accurate Map of North Wales, Drawn from a late Survey" London. 1766. 7X9¼. Attractive map shows Anglesea, Carnarvon Shire, Denbighshire, Merioneth Sh. Montgomery Sh. Radnor Shire with all principal market towns & villages. Post-roads, mountains, hills & rivers. Locates coastal harbors, Carnarvon Bay, Cardigan Bay, Aberistwith, Barmouth Bay, St. George's Channel, Great Ormes Head the River Dee. Title is in a decorative cartouche with leaf & scroll motif. 

WALES110 - A. FULLARTON "North Wales" Glasgow 1836. Colored. 7X9. Nicely engraved map shows counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, Denbigh, Flint Merioneth, Montgomery with principal towns & villages & harbors. Locates Cardigan & Caernarvon Bays; Liverpool & the Mersey River, the River Dee, Bangor, Holyhead Bay, Barmouth, Aberystwith, Harlech, Llanerchymedd, Denbigh, Llanfyllin Dolgelly, Welshpool, Chester and many more. Shows Mt. Snowdon, hills, parks, rivers & post roads. Includes very decorative engraved view of Conway Castle. 

BRITANNIA DEPICTA OR OGILBY IMPROV'D

BY JOHN OWEN & EMANUEL BOWEN, Early English Road Maps. London. 1720

Texts prepared by John Owen, a leading 18th century antiquarian, with cartography & engraving by Emanuel Bowen (1693-1767) one of the foremost engravers and map & print sellers in 18th century London.

ERM108 - “The Road from Monmouth to Lanbeder.” Includes finely drawn & detailed map of Monmouthshire (Wales) and shields with the Arms of Abergaveney & Monmouth. Roads are drawn from Monmouth to Abergaveny & Brecknockshire. Title cartouche is designed with flying figures, vases of flowers, & leaf and scroll motifs.

ERM126 - “The Road from Glocester to Montgomery.” 7½X5. The map shows the County of Montgomery on face page and on reverse it depicts the road running from Glocester to Huntley, Mich Birdy, Ross, & Hereford in the Counties of Glocester & Hereford Shire. Includes the shields of the Bishoprick of Hereford & the Deanery of Hereford, compasses, & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, scrolls & a grotesque head.

ERM127 - “The Road from Welshpool to Carnarvan.” 7½X5. The map shows the County of Carnarvan Shire on face page & on the reverse depicts the road running from Welshpool to Llanvair, Dinas Mouthy & Dolgethe in the Counties of Montgomery & Merioneth Shire. Includes compasses, & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, scrolls & a grotesque head.

ERM128 - “The Road from Glocester to Coventry.” 7½X5. The map shows the County of Denbighshire on face page & on reverse depicts the road running from St.Ives in Cornwall to Liscard, Listwithiel, Truro & Grampound, in the County of Cornwall. Includes the Arms of Liscard, , Grampound & Listwithiel, compasses & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, scrolls & a female head.

ERM129 - “The Road from London to St. Davids.” 7½X5. The map shows the County of Glamorgan Shire on face page & on reverse depicts the road running from Bromsgrove, to Kedderminister, Banbury, Bridgnorth, Campden & Shipster in the Counties of Worcester, Stafford, Oxford, Warwixk & Glocester. Includes the shield of Kedderminster, & the Arms of Bridgnorth, compasses & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves & scrolls.

ERM130 - “The Road from Shrewsbury to Holywell” 7½X5. The map shows the County of Flintshire on face page & on the reverse depicts the road running from Shrewsbury to Ortney, Didleston Green, Elismere, Oatley Park, & Wrexham, in the Counties of Shropshire & Denbighsire. Includes an ornamental but empty shield above the History of Flint, compasses, & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, scrolls, fruit, hanging bunches of grapes and 2 dogs trying to reach them.

ERM131 - “The Road from Prestain to Carmarthen” 7½X5. The map shows Radnor Shire on face page & on the reverse depicts the road running from North Tudworth to Salisbury, Cranborn, Salisbury Plain, Pool, & Winborn Minster, in the Counties of Wiltshire & Dorsetshire. Includes a shield with the Arms of Pool & a shield topped with crown over Winborne St. Giles & text, compasses & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, scrolls & a child's head with cap & bells.

WALES107 - OWEN & BOWEN "A Map of Cardiganshire and the Road from London to Aberistwith" London. c. 1721. 7X4½. Colored. Decorative miniature early road map shows Aberistwith, Cardigan & Cardigan Bay & Cardigan Island. All principal market towns, roads, rivers, lakes s hills. On the back (verso) is a strip road map from London (with a block plan of the City) showing the route from London to Beaconsfield via Acton & Uxbridge. Route shows towns and villages, bridges, churches, wooded areas to be encountered along the way, plus a compass rose for direction. Includes the armorial shields of the Deanery of Westminster, the Arms of London, Southwark s Uxbridge. Map face is topped with a distance scale surrounded by a fruit & scroll motif. 

JOHN OGILBY (1600-1676)

In 1675 John Ogilby published “Britannia. Volume the First or an Illustration of the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales. By a Geographical and Historical Description of the Principal Roads Thereof.” These Route maps were drawn in a distinctive strip form unrolling as from a scroll. It was the first work to use the statute mile of 1760 yards on a scale of one inch to the mile & to place a compass rose along the routes to indicate positions for travelers. Ogilby was an interesting character who started life as a dancer & choreographer & theater manager, progressing to the study of history & geography, after which he translated and published the Greek Classics before publishing road maps for which he became famous at the age of 70. Each map depicts cities & towns, bridges, streams, rivers & waterways, hills, forests, fields & private properties. The maps also indicate the Counties through which the traveler would pass to reach his destination.

WALES132 - J. OGILBY “The Continuation of the Road from London to Holy:head, by John Ogilby Esq. His Ma(ties) Cosmographer. Commencing at the City of Chester & Extending to Holyhead above said. Containing 87 Miles 1 Furlong. Vizt. From the City of Chester to Harding 7.1, to Northop 5.2, to Denbigh 14.6, to Aberconway 20.3, to Beaumaris 12, Boddedar 19 to Holy:head 8.4.” London. 1675. B/W. 13½X18. Intensely detailed route map goes through Flintshire, Denbighshire, Carnarvanshire & Anglesey. Decorative title cartouche ornamented with scrolls, fruit, hanging fish and a grosteque mask.

WALES133 - J. OGILBY “The Continuation of the Road from London to Aberistwith by John Ogilby Esq. his Ma(ties) Cosmographer. Plate 3rd & last. Commencing at Bramyard contd. Heref: & estending to Aberistwith. Containing 74 miles 6 furl: vizt. From Bramyard to leominster 22.2 to Prestaine 23 to Ithon Flu 22, to Riddergowy 8.7 to ye entring of Cardiganshire 8.4 to Aberistwith 20.2.” London 1675. B/W. 12X18. Attractive & detailed route map goes through the counties of Hereford, Radnor, & Cardiganshire. Includes a portion of the Irish Sea with sailing vessels & a decorative title cartouche ornamented with fruit, leaves, & massive swirling scrolls.

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