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Successions and characters of the Kings of England, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, Sardinia, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Prussia; Popes of Rome; Emperors of Germany, Russia, Turky, Constantinople; and the Adtholders of the United Provinces; who have reigned since the Christian æra. Together with some account of the origin of each nation, Digested in a concise, easy, and accurate Manner. Calculated for the Use and Amusement of all Degrees of People. To which is added, a new map of the roads of England and Wales, with the Distance of one Town from another in Computed Miles, and the Distance of each Market Town from London in Measured Miles.
Date: 1751- 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- Books
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Ellis's English atlas: or, A compleat chorography of England and Wales: In fifty-four maps. Containing more particulars than any other collection of the same kind. The whole calculated for the use of travellers, academies, and of all those who desire to improve in the knowledge of their country. From the latest surveys of the several counties; with the addition of four maps, viz. of the rivers of England and Wales; of twenty-five miles of the country round London; of the island of Jersey; and of Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and Burhou. Engraved by, and under the direction of, J. Ellis.
Ellis, J. (John), active 1750-1800.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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The geography of England and Wales; Or, A set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales, with the great roads and principal cross-roads, and the distances from town to town. A work long wanted, and very useful for all gentlemen that travel to any part of England. All, except two, composed and done by Herman Moll, geographer. 1. The map intituled, In gratiam itinerantium curiosorum antonini Aug. Itinerarium per Britanniam tentavit Wil. Stukeley. 2. A general map of England. 3. Ogilby's roads through all the direct and principal cross-roads in England and Wales. 4. Bedfordshire. 5. Berkshire. 6. Buckinghamshire. 7. Cambridgshire. 8. Cheshire. 9. Cornwall. 10. Cumberland. 11. Derbyshire. 12. Devonshire 13. Dorsetshire 14. Durham. 15. Essex. 16. Gloucestershire. 17. Hampshire. 18. Isle of wight. 19. Herefordshire. 20. Hertfordshire. 21. Huntingdonshire. 22. Kent. 23. Lancashire. 24. Leicestershire. 25. Lincolnshire. 26. Middlesex. 27. Monmouthshire. 28. Norfolk. 29. Northamptonshire. 30. Northumberland. 31. Nottinghamshire. 32. Oxfordshire. 33. Rutlandshire. 34. Shropshire. 35. Somersetshire. 36. Staffordshire. 37. Suffolk. 38. Surrey. 39. Sussex. 40. Warwickshire. 41. Westmoreland. 42. Wiltshire. 43. Worcestershire. 44. Yorkshire. 45. -West Riding. 46. -East Riding. 47. -North Riding. 48. South Wales. 49. North Wales. 50. Denbigh and Flintshire. 51. The isles of man, Guernfey and Jersey. And, to render this work more acceptable to the curious, the margins are adorned with great variety of very remarkable antiquities.
Moll, Herman, -1732.Date: 1747- Books
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The large English atlas: or, a new set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales, drawn from the several surveys which have been hitherto published. With three general Maps of England, Scotland, and Ireland, From the latest and best Authorities. 1 England 2 Scotland 3 Ireland 4 Bedfordshire 5 Berkshire 6 Buckinghamshire 7 Cambridgeshire 8 Cheshire 9 Cornwall 10 Derbyshire 11 Devonshire 12 Dorsetshire 13 Durham 14 Essex 15 Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire 16 Hampshire 17 Hertfordshire 18 Herefordshire 19 Huntingdonshire 20 Kent 21 Lancashire 22 Leicestershire and Rutlandshire 23 Lincolnshire 24 Middlesex 25 Norfolk 26 Northamptonshire 27 Northumberland 28 Nottinghamshire 29 Oxfordshire 30 Shropshire 31 Somersetshire 32 Staffordshire 33 Suffolk 34 Surrey 35 Sussex 36 Warwickshire 37 Westmoreland and Cumberland 38 Wiltshire 39 Worcestershire 40 Yorkshire 41 East Riding of ditto 42 North Riding of ditto 43 West Riding of ditto 44 Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire 45 Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire 46 Radnorshire and Brecknockshire 47 North Wales, Containing in one Map the Counties of Carnarvon Denbigh Flint Merioneth Montgomery and The Island of Anglesey laid down on a large scale, And containing all the Cities, Towns, Villages, and Churches, whether Rectories or Vicarages, Chapels, many Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, &c. &c. Each Map is Illustrated With a General Description of the County, its Cities, Borough and Market Towns, the Number of Members returned to Parliament, of Parishes, Houses, Acres of Land, &c. And Historical Extracts relative to the Trade, Manufactures, and Government of the Cities and Principal Towns, and the present State of their Inhabitants, &c. By Emanuel Bowen, Geographer to His Majesty, Thomas Kitchen, and others.
Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767.Date: [1777?]