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Road from London to the City of Bristol
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| Title | Road from London to the City of Bristol |
| Alternative Title | The Road from London to the City of Bristol. By John Ogilby Esqr His Maties. Cosinographer Containing 115 miles 2 furl. vi 2t. |
| Detailed view (zoom) | http://content.lib.washington.edu/mapsweb/images/Viewer/RoadLondonBristol1675.html |
| Cartographer | Ogilby, John, 1600-1676
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| Century Published | 17th century
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| Publication Date | 1675? |
| Place of Publication | England--London |
| Original Source | "Britannica: A Geographical and Historical Description of the Principal Roads thereof." John Ogilby. London: John Ogilby, 1675-6. |
| Descriptive Notes | Copper engraving handcolored with watercolor.
Outline color.
Relief shown pictorially.
Contains two watermarks.
Printed in cartouche in center of top:
"The Road from London to the City of Bristol. By John Ogilby Esqr His Maties. Cosinographer Containing 115 miles 2 furl. vi 2t. From the Standard in Cornhil London to Brantford 10 m 2. to Hounslow 2'2. to Colbrook 6'4. to Maidenhead 8'7 to Twiford 7'4 to Reading 5' to Theal 4'3. to Woolhampton 5'6. to Thateham 3'2. to Newburg 3'1. to {Hungerford 7'7 thence….. / Chilton 9'5 to Ramesbury 2'7} to Marlborough {9'2 / 6'2} Thence to Bristol in part of Plate 2.d 39 Miles 7 furlongs Thence Extended to Huntspil. Com Somerset Ending Plate 2d. 29 m2."
Written in pencil beneath bottom border:
"Ogilby 1675."
Depicts southern England from London to Bristol in 7 strips illustrated as if they were on scrolls. Each strip contains its own compass rose showing the map's orientation to the north which varies slightly in each strip. Each strip also shows the main road colored in yellow. Major regions depicted include Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, Barkshire, and Westshire. Towns depicted include London, Hounslow, Colbrook, Maidenhead, Reading, Thatcham, Hungerford and Marlborough. Rivers, forests, towns, and bridges are shown pictorially. The strip on the far left depicts part of the Thames River. Pastoral scenes of people drinking, a woman milking a cow and two men herding cows surround a coat of arms in the cartouche. Printed within the coat of arms is the following inscription: "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense." |
| Contextual Notes | John Ogilby (1600-1676) was a geographer, historian, publisher, Royal Cosmographer, Deputy Master of Revels in Ireland, a dance instructor and translator (Moreland and Bannister, 157; Tooley, 472). In 1671, he was given royal permission to conduct a survey of Great Britain (Johnson, "A Farwell to Maps"). He is best known for his work, "Brittania: A Geographical and Historical Description of the Principal Roads thereof" (1675) which was the first major road atlas of England. It was issued 4 times between 1675 and 1676 and reprinted in 1698. Containing 100 maps of various English roads engraved in strips, the atlas also includes descriptions of the areas depicted in each map. Each strip contains a compass rose to show the strip's directional orientation. The atlas is the first work to use a standard mile of 1760 yards in length based on the standard set in London, ignoring the old system of short, middle and long miles (Delano-Smith and Kain, 168-72). Ogilby's other works include "Ipswich" (1674), "London" (1571), "Essex" (1678), "Africa" (1670), "Asia" (1673) and "America" (1670).
This particular map was published in Ogilby's road atlas, "Britannica" (1675-6). It is most likely from one of the first two states of the map (Johnson, "A Farewell to Maps").
Source(s):
Johnson, Vance W. "A Farewell to Maps." Unpublished. 1990.
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Delano-Smith, Catherine and Roger J. P. Kain. "English Maps: A History." London: British Library, 1999.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979.
University of Texas Arlington Library. Catalog Record. Accessed 3 Mar 2009.
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| Language | English |
| Category | Historical Illustrated Scene
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| Location Depicted | England
England--London
Europe, Western
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| Subjects (LCSH) | England (South)-Maps-Early works to 1800. |
| Digital Collection | World and Regional Maps, 16th to the 19th centuries
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| Digital ID Number | MAP020 |
| Ordering Information | For information about digital reproductions, please email photos@u.washington.edu. Please cite the Digital ID number. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
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| Repository Collection | Rare Map Collection. G5753 1675 O35 (map uncataloged) |
| Object Type | Map
Engraving |
| Physical Description | 34 x 46 cm. |
| Condition | Browning around edges. Has binder's guard. Darkening along centerfold. Has two pieces of tape along top edge on verso. Some color has bled through to verso. Written in pencil on verso in lower left: Johnson. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original map at 600 dpi in TIFF format, resized and enhanced at 400 ppi using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using ContentDM's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Acquisition | The Janice Ruth Johnson Memorial Map Collection donated by Professor W. Vance Johnson, Ellensburg, Wash., 1990. |
| References | University of Texas Arlington Library. |
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