THE CONTINUATION OF THE ROAD FROM LONDON TO LANDS END JOHN OGILBY'S ROAD MAP SHEET 28 SHOWING THE ROADS FROM PLYMOUTH THROUGH DEVON AND CORNWALL TO LANDS END. DEDICATED TO JAMES CRAGGS Esq REDUCED BY THOMAS GARDNER c1719 JOHN OGILBY PRODUCED THE GROUND BREAKING WORK "BRITANNIA" IN 1675 SHOWING THE ROADS OF BRITAIN ON A HUNDRED PLATES. THIS WAS A HEAVY WORK THAT WAS LATER PRODUCED AT A SMALLER SCALE SO THAT IT COULD BE TAKEN IN A HORSEMAN'S POCKET OR IN A CARRIAGE BY SEVERAL CARTOGRAPHERS INCLUDING SENEX AND BOWEN. HOWEVER THE FIRST WAS BY THOMAS GARDNER IN 1719. THIS WAS A STRAIGHT COPY OF THE OGILBY PLATES INCLUDING A DOT FOR EVERY FURLONG. THE SCALE IS ABOUT 2.22 MILES TO AN INCH INSTEAD OF OGILBY'S 1 MILE TO AN INCH.
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