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Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd : Being a Correct Coppy of Mr.  Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Principal Cross Roads in England  and Wales : Wherein are exactly Delineated & Engraven, All ye Cities,  Towns, Villages, Churches, Seats &c ....

Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd : Being a Correct Coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales : Wherein are exactly Delineated & Engraven, All ye Cities, Towns, Villages, Churches, Seats &c ....

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Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd : Being a Correct Coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales : Wherein are exactly Delineated & Engraven, All ye Cities, Towns, Villages, Churches, Seats &c ....

by [Ogilby, John]

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London: in St. Pauls ChurchYard & I. Bowles ... 1724. 8vo. (iv), 273 pp. Bound in 20th century quarter morocco over original marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Corners renewed. Later endpapers. Boards rubbed. Internally very clean with no staining or spotting. Some leaves closely cropped with a few instances of loss to final line of text. Engraved title-page. Four-page table. Followed by 273 pages of strip maps, including small county maps. Marginal descriptions and coats of arms. Binding firm. A very serviceable copy. . Very Good. Leather Spine Marbled Boards. Fourth Edition. 1724.

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Title
Britannia Depicta Or Ogilby Improv'd : Being a Correct Coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales : Wherein are exactly Delineated & Engraven, All ye Cities, Towns, Villages, Churches, Seats &c ....
Author
[Ogilby, John]
Format/Binding
Leather Spine Marbled Boards
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Edition
Fourth Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
in St. Pauls ChurchYard & I. Bowles ... 1724
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1724
Size
8vo.
Keywords
John Ogilby,Britannia ,Maps
Bookseller catalogs
Maps and Atlases; Antiquarian; British Topography and Local History;

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Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Leaves
Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Marbled boards
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Raised Band(s)
Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

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