Title / Subject: Small county map of Northamptonshire, and part of the road from London through Middlesex and Buckinghamshire
Date: 1720
Size: the sheet measures approximately 190mm x 126mm
Cartographer / Engraver: Emanuel Bowen
Description: An interesting and attractive, original, antique, double-sided strip road map from the 1720 edition of John Owen & Emanuel Bowen's 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd'.
The sheet of hand-laid paper is printed on both sides. The copper-engraved strip maps (with accompanying information about the locations along the route and embellishments such as coats of arms) are pages 27 & 28 of 'Britannia Depicta'. They have significant detail of topography and place names, Settlements along the route include:
Page 27 - County map of Northamptonshire
Page 28 - London, Acton, Uxbridge, Amersham
Provenance: 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd', London, 1720
Condition: Very good condition. Light age toning. Please study the photographs carefully to fully appreciate the condition.
Ref: #06957