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Proposals, offered to the consideration of the justices of peace and commissioners of supply of the county of Aberdeen, relative to highways and bridges. ...
Date: 1776]- Books
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A delineation of the principal roads of Great Britain. In three parts. By the Rev. Dr. John Trusler. Part I.
Trusler, John, 1735-1820.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The British itinerary or travellers pocket companion throughout Great Britain exhibiting the direct route to every borough & commercial town in the kingdom. With the principal cross roads. Compiled from actual measurement and the best Surveys and Authorities by Nathanl. Coltman; Surveyor. Employed by Order of the Post Master General to Measure the Roads of Great Britain
Coltman, Nathaniel.Date: 1799- Books
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Owen's new book of roads: or, a description of the roads of Great Britain. Being a companion to Owen's Complete book of fairs. Containing, I. An Alphabetical List of all the Cities, Towns, and remarkable Villages, in England and Wales; the Counties in which they are situated, and the Market-Days. II. The distance in measured Miles, from London, to the several Towns, &c. and from one Town to another on the several Roads. III. The Cross Roads. IV. The High Roads, and principal Cross Roads in Scotland. V. The general Roads of the Judges Circuits. VI. A concise Account of the Noblemens and Gentlemens Seats upon each Road. Vii. An Account of the Posts and Postage of Letters, as regulated by the Post-Master-General. The second edition, corrected and greatly improved. Illustrated with a neat and correct map of Great Britain, describing the principal Roads and chief Towns, &c. on a large Scale.
Owen, W. (William), -1793.Date: [1779]- Books
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Britannia depicta or Ogilby improv'd; being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's actual survey of all [th]e direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: Wherein are exactly delineated & engraven, all [th]e cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &. scituate on or near the roads, with their respective distances in measured and computed miles. And to render this-work universally usefull & agreeable, (beyond any of it's kind) are added in a clear & most compendious method. 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate &c. their arms, antiquity, charters, privileges, trade, rarities &c. with suitable remarks on all places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries. By Ino. Owen of the Midd: Temple Gent. 2. The arms of the peers of this realm who derive their titles from places lying on or near the roads 3. The arms of all [th]e bishopricks & deanaries, their foundation, extent, yearly-value, number of parishes &c. 4. The arms, & a succinct account of both universities & their respective colleges, their foundations fellowships &c Lastly particular & correct maps-of all [th]e counties of South Britain; with a summary description of each county, its circumference, number of acres, borô & market towns & parishes, air, soil, com̄odities, manufactures & what each pays in [th]e ... aid &c. The whole for its compendious variety & exactness, preferable to all other books of roads hitherto published or proposed; and calculated not only for the direction of the traveller (as they are) but the general use of the gentleman and tradesman By Eman: Bowen engraver.
Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767.Date: 1759