The traveller's pocket-book; or, Ogilby and Morgan's book of the roads, improved and amended, in a method never before attempted : Containing, I. An alphabetical list of all the cities, towns, and remarkable villages, showing in what ... they are situated. II. The distances in measured miles from London to all the cities, towns, and remarkable villages, in England and Wales, according to the new erected mile stones: and an account of such noblemens and gentlemens seats as lie near the road side. III. The cross roads in England and Wales. IV. A new whole sheet map of the roads in England and Wales, as also those in Scotland, fitted to bind with the book. V. The high roads in Scotland, measured from Edinburgh, with the principal cross roads, in English miles. VI. The circuits of the judges. VII. The post master-general's account of the nights that post-letters are despatched to the several trading towns. VIII. A list of the fairs in England and Wales, regulated according to the new stile.
| Author/creator | Ogilby, John |
| Other author | Morgan, William, -1690, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The twenty-second edition, corrected, and considerably improved. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Buckland, J.F. and C. Rivington, B. ... [C.] Bowles, J. Johnson, S. Bladon, E. Newberry, J. Sewell, W. [Domville], J. Bew, J. Debrett, W. Lowndes, G. and T. Wilkie, and R. Baldwin, 1785. |
| Description | 7 unnumbered pages, iv-xlviii, 178 pages, plate : map ; 16⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General 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'. |
| General note | Price on title page: Price 1s. 6d. single, or 2s. 6d. with the Companion. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library. |
| References | Roscoe, A392 (2) |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T200563. |
| 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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