Survey of the Principal Roads of England & Wales

Each road unrolls as a journey from town to town in Survey of the Principal Roads of England & Wales, John Senex's 1719 ...

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Each road unrolls as a journey from town to town in Survey of the Principal Roads of England & Wales, John Senex's 1719 publication, which adapted John Ogilby's road surveys into a more compact engraved format. The strip maps follow each route through its named towns and villages, handling changes of direction within the strip so that the traveller's progress, rather than the surrounding county, decides the page. They include London roads to Colchester, Harwich and the Midlands, cross-country journeys through Gloucestershire, Yorkshire, Cornwall and Wales, and Welsh routes towards Holyhead and St Davids.

Each road unrolls as a journey from town to town in Survey of the Principal Roads of England & Wales, John Senex's 1719 publication, which adapted John Ogilby's road surveys into a more compact engraved format. The strip maps follow each route through its named towns and villages, handling changes of direction within the strip so that the traveller's progress, rather than the surrounding county, decides the page. They include London roads to Colchester, Harwich and the Midlands, cross-country journeys through Gloucestershire, Yorkshire, Cornwall and Wales, and Welsh routes towards Holyhead and St Davids.

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