Title / subject: part of the road from London to Bath.
Date: 1817
Size: the printed area measures approximately 203mm x 143mm, (the entire sheet measures approximately 242mm x 180mm).
Description: an original, antique, hand-coloured strip road map showing part of the road from London to Bath.
Drawn on a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile, it includes details of Seats of the nobility and gentry, as well as notable topographical features and settlements along the route.
The road passes through numerous places including: Taplow, Maidenhead, Knowl Hill, Ruscombe, Sonning.
This is a relatively rare antique road map as it was not published in numerous editions such as those by some of Mogg's contemporaries. Ideally suited for framing and display, if desired.
Cartographer / engraver: Edward Mogg
Provenance: 'Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First ...', published by Edward Mogg, London, 1817.
Condition: Very good condition. Hand coloured. Several tiny nicks to the edge of the sheet where it was bound into the source publication. Please study all the photographs carefully to fully appreciate the condition.
Ref: #06910