The traveller's pocket-book [electronic resource] : or, Ogilby and Morgan's book of the roads improv...
The traveller's pocket-book [electronic resource] : 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, showing 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 new whole Sheet Map of the Roads in England and Wales, as also those in Scotland, 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 Circuits of the Judges. Vii. The Post Master General's Account of the Nights that Post-Letters are despatched to the several trading Towns. Viii. A list of the fairs in England and Wales, regulated according to the New Stile.
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London : printed for J. Buckland, J. Rivington, T. Lowndes, J. Wilkie, B. Law, T. Caslon, J. Almon, C. Corbet, C. Bowles, W. Stuart, J. Sewell, W. Domville, J. Russel, and R. Baldwin, 1778.
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1778.
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vi,210p.,plate : map ; 16°.
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London : printed for J. Buckland, J. Rivington, T. Lowndes, J. Wilkie, B. Law, T. Caslon, J. Almon, C. Corbet, C. Bowles, W. Stuart, J. Sewell, W. Domville, J. Russel, and R. Baldwin, 1778.
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The nineteenth edition, corrected. With great improvements and additions, particularly of cross roads and gentlemens seats. By Mr. Potter, ..
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England
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1778.
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The traveller's pocket-book [electronic resource] : 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, showing in what Road they are situated. II. The Distances in measured Miles from London to all the Cities, Town...
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An abridgment, largely reworked, of Ogilby's 'Britannia', first published in 1676 as 'Mr. Ogilby's Tables', then as 'Mr. Ogilby's Pocket book of roads', then as 'Ogilby's and Morgan's Pocket book of the roads, then as 'The traveller's pocket-book'.
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Reproduction of original from British Library.
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ESTC T134015.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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991015261949702626