Ogilby's and Morgan's pocket-book of the roads : With their computed and measured distances, and the distinction on market and post-towns. Also a table for the ready finding any road, city, or market-town, and it's distance from London: a sheet-map of England, fitted to bind with the book: and an exact account of all the fairs, both fixed and movable, in alphabetical order, shewing the days on which they are held. By William Morgan, cosmographer to their late majesties. The [e]eventh edition, corrected and improved. To which is added, a list of the principal trading towns to which letters are sent night from the post-office in London. Also the expence of sending a letter or packet by express to the most noted towns of England.
| Author/creator | Ogilby, John |
| Other author | Morgan, William, -1690, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Brotherton, W. Meadows, R. Ware, T. Cox, T. Astley, J. Hodges, J. and J. Rivington, J. Buckland, and M. Cooper, 1752. |
| Description | 44 unnumbered pages, 17-166 pages, plate : map ; 16⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | An abridgment 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'. |
| General note | Price on title page: Price Eighteen Pence Bound. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T186100. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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