"The Road from London to Arundel com Sussex...", Ogilby, John

John Ogilby's 'Britannia' was published between 1675 and 1698. It is a landmark in the mapping of England and Wales. Its unique format constituted the first national road-atlas of any country in Western Europe. It was composed of maps of seventy-three major roads and cross-roads, presented in a continuous strip-form, on a uniform scale of one inch to a mile. Each beautiful map includes wonderful detail of the countryside with each strip containing a large compass rose to indicate changes in direction.

Attractive strip-style map covering the road from London to Arundel and Chichester in six strips totaling 65 miles. The map begins with a fine plan of London and proceeds to the south and southwest. Each of the panels has a decorative compass rose to orient the traveler. Adorned with a strapwork title cartouche featuring the royal coat of arms.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.OGIL-4a #4.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a faintly toned sheet with a fleur-de-lis watermark. There are remnants of non-archival tape on verso, which have stained through to recto in the top and bottom margins.