The traveller's pocket-book: or, Ogilby and Morgan's book of the roads. Containing I. The computed and measured distances of miles from London to all the cities, counties, borough-towns, and remarkable villages in England and Wales. II. The distinction of market and post towns; also the cross roads in England and Wales. III. A table for the ready finding any road, city, or market town. IV. A whole sheet map of the roads in England and Wales, fitted to bind with the book. V. A list of all the fairs in England and Wales. VI. A list of the principal trading towns to which letters are sent every night from the post office in London, and the expence of sending a letter or packet to any part of the kingdom

All titles

• The traveller's pocket-book: or, Ogilby and Morgan's book of the roads. Containing I. The computed and measured distances of miles from London to all the cities, counties, borough-towns, and remarkable villages in England and Wales. II. The distinction of market and post towns; also the cross roads in England and Wales. III. A table for the ready finding any road, city, or market town. IV. A whole sheet map of the roads in England and Wales, fitted to bind with the book. V. A list of all the fairs in England and Wales. VI. A list of the principal trading towns to which letters are sent every night from the post office in London, and the expence of sending a letter or packet to any part of the kingdom
• Ogilby and Morgan's book of the roads

People / Organizations

• Mary Cooper ("printed for")
• Richard Ware I ("printed for")
• Catherine Ware ("printed for")
• Stanley Crowder ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for J. Rivington, J. Buckland, J. Brotherton, R. Baldwin, S. Crowder, A. and C. Corbett, M. Cooper, and C. and R. Ware, [1755?] The twelfth edition, corrected and improved.; ..

Added name

Morgan, William, -1690

Publication year

1755

ESTC No.

T483539

Grub Street ID

403673

Description

[192] p., [1] leaf of plates (map) ; 16°.

Note

An abridgment, largely reworked, of Ogilby's 'Britannia', first published in 1676 as 'Mr. Ogilby's Tables', then as 'Mr. Ogilby's Pocket book of roads', then as 'Ogilby's and Morgan's Pocket book of the roads, then as 'The traveller's pocket-book'

Signatures: A-B]8] [B]]8] C-L]8

Second signature "B" is enclosed in square brackets

Date of publication a guess; map dated 1751 and MS note on front free endleaf is dated 1764

With a final blank leaf

At foot of titlepage in square brackets: Price 1s. 6d. bound.