RICHARD NICHOLSON OF CHESTER
A World of Antique Maps and Prints
JOHN OGILBY ROAD MAPS
The First Road Maps of England and Wales
published in 1675 and 1698
A Series of 100 folio sized maps
Use this list to check which John Ogilby Road Maps pass through your county
Berkshire. 10, 14, 15, 79, 81, 83
Buckinghamshire. 12, 14, 21, 80
Cambridgeshire. 5, 43, 46, 61, 73, 80
Cheshire. 23, 57, 63, 89, 90, 98
Cornwall. 28, 34, 69
Cumberland. 38, 62, 86, 96
Derbyshire. 40, 48, 82, 90
Devon. 27, 33, 34, 58, 65, 68, 69, 94
Dorsetshire. 26, 53, 60, 83, 94, 97
Durham. 8, 9, 99,
Essex. 19, 54, 75, 92, 93,
Gloucestershire. 13, 15, 44, 55, 56, 59, 70, 71, 79, 85
Hampshire. 25, 26, 30, 32, 39, 51, 53, 81, 97,
Herefordshire. 1, 2, 56, 71, 72,
Hertfordshire. 5, 21, 43, 45, 46, 47
Huntingdonshire. 5, 6, 36, 41, 45, 61, 73
Kent. 18, 20, 31, 93,
Lancashire. 37, 38, 88, 89, 90
Leicestershire. 40, 48, 72, 82
Lincolnshire. 6, 36, 41, 42, 78
Middlesex. 5, 10, 12, 14, 18, 21, 25, 29,
Norfolk. 43, 46, 52, 54, 74, 75, 76
Northamptonshire. 6, 12, 21, 22, 40, 41, 45, 47, 61
Northumberland. 9, 62, 86, 99,
Nottinghamshire. 6, 7, 48, 78,
Oxfordshire. 1, 12, 13, 55, 79, 80, 82, 83, 85
Rutlandshire. 6, 45, 47, 48
Shropshire. 44, 50, 57, 98
Somerset. 11, 26, 27, 32, 33, 35, 58, 59, 60, 65, 71
Staffordshire. 22, 23, 37, 50
Suffolk. 46, 52, 54, 73, 74, 92,
Surrey. 20, 25, 29, 30, 39, 51
Sussex. 29, 31, 39, 81
Warwickshire. 13, 22, 50, 61, 70, 72, 82
Westmorland. 38,
Wiltshire. 10, 11, 26, 32, 35, 51, 53, 79, 83, 85
Worcestershire. 1, 13, 44, 59, 72
Yorkshire. 7, 8, 42, 48, 49, 88, 89, 95, 99, 100
Anglesey. 24,
Breconshire. 64, 77, 84,
Caernarvonshire. 24, 87
Cardiganshire. 2, 66, 91,
Carmarthenshire. 17, 77, 84, 91
Denbighshire. 24, 63, 67, 98
Flintshire. 24, 67, 98,
Glamorganshire. 16, 17, 64
Merionethshire. 67, 87, 96,
Monmouthshire. 16, 56, 77,
Montgomeryshire. 44, 50, 63, 67, 71, 87
Pembrokeshire. 17, 66, 91,
Radnorshire. 2, 64, 71, 84
Scotland. 62
A must read
for the lover of Maps, Roads and History
I was 19 when I got hooked on antique maps. There are quite a few of the early cartographers who we know a bit about about and their life stories make interesting reading. There is one English mapmaker who stands out as someone rather special who appears to have had a most interesting life. He is JOHN OGILBY. Yes you know he was the first to map the roads of England and Wales and yes you might have read that he had an interest in dancing. If you want to know more about the man who created that 17th century map hanging on your wall then you must read this book published in 2016 - The Nine Lives of John Ogilby by Alan Ereira. In this book the author brings a fascinating hidden history to light, and reveals that Ogilby's celebrated Britannia is far more than a harmless road atlas: it is, rather, filled with secrets designed to serve Charles II's sinister purpose.
You can order this book now and get it for less than the cover price of 25 pounds.
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The Nine Lives of John Ogilby by Alan Ereira
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RICHARD NICHOLSON of CHESTER
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I have been buying and selling antique maps since the early 1960's during which time I had a gallery in Watergate Street, Chester for 30 years. I am now able to offer through my websites a personal service to map and print collectors.