The traveller's pocket-book; or, Ogilby and Morgan's book of the roads improved and amended, in a method never before attempted. Containing, I. An alphabetical list of all the cities, Towns, and remarkable Villages, shewing in what Road they are situated. II. The Distances in measured Miles from London to all the Cities, Towns, and remarkable Villages, in England and Wales, according to the new erected Mile Stones: And an Account of such Noblemens and Gentlemens Seats as lie near the Road Side. III. The Cross Roads in England and Wales. IV. A whole Sheet Map of the Roads in England and Wales, fitted to bind with the Book. V. The high Roads in Scotland, measured from Edinburgh, with the principal Cross Roads, in English Miles. VI. The Post-Master-General's Account of the Nights that Post-Letters are dispatched to the several trading Towns. Vii. A list of the fairs in England and Wales, regulated according to the New Stile.
- Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.
- Date:
- MDCCLXXI. [1771]
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Publication/Creation
London : printed for J. Brotherton, J. Buckland, C. Bowles, J. Rivington, S. Crowder, P. Stevens, B. Law, C. Corbet, T. Caslon, R. Horsfield, J. Almon, S. Bladon, and R. Baldwin, MDCCLXXI. [1771]
Physical description
vi,34,244 columns,245-314p.,plate : map ; 160.
Contributors
Edition
The sixth edition, corrected. With many additions, particularly cross roads.
References note
ESTC T134011
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.