A very detailed, finely engraved map showing – as well as turnpike, mail coach roads and canals – Roman stations, encampments and places where Roman coins have been found.

A fine example.

A fine example. Illustrates ‘places of the meeting of foxhounds’ both in Oxfordshire and adjacent counties, for the following hunts : Bicester, Warwickshire, Heythrop, Vale of White Horse, Old Berkshire, South Oxfordshire and South Berkshire. Also shows the neutral area between Witney, Ensham and Standlake.

A finely engraved and detailed map, first published in 1790, showing, for the benefit of the emerging travelling classes, mileages between towns and villages within the county and their distances from London, classes of road and their destinations beyond the county.

An uncommon, delicately engraved map, uncredited; the engraver of the title page, S.Wale, may be a candidate.

Britannia Depicta was one of a number of reduced versions of Ogilby’s monumental survey of the roads of England and Wales, first published in 1675, issued in the early eighteeth century. It was the only one however, to include county maps as well as road maps and proved extremely popular.

A highly detailed, finely engraved and carefully coloured plan embellished with the arms of the Town, the University and its colleges and views of Christchurch College and Oxford itself. Some very pale marginal discolouration easily overmountable.

An attractively coloured uncommon map of the south east of England notwithstanding a little light dusting, mainly marginal, and some mild handling creases.

A large, detailed and beautifully engraved map of Oxfordshire showing turnpike roads, toll bars, canals, railways, wind mills and water mills as well as towns, villages, castles, priories, churches, chapels, hills and rivers.

Backed onto linen to stabilise splits to old folds and tiny points of loss. Nonetheless an interesting, uncommon and informative plan offered at less than half its normal price.

A detailed, carefully engraved plan with an inset view of Oxford from the London Road and coats of arms of the city, the university and the See. There is a key to the halls and colleges. A little dusty to the blank margins.

Taken from Morden’s earlier work The New Description and State of England 1701-1704 – ‘ Perfected, Corrected and Enlarg’d by Mr. Moll ‘ – especially the roads.

A clearly engraved, attractively coloured map showing ‘every Parish and Place containing upwards of 40 Houses’, numbers of inhabitants, houses and acreages. Although this map is from the 1813 edition it retains the the imprint of R.Philips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars and the original date of publication of 1808; it is, however, a most unusual example in that, contrary to most sources, the engraver’s name has been removed.

A very nice example.

A highly decorative, finely engraved and carefully coloured map embellished with views of Oxford, the Radcliffe Library and Blenheim House; an exceptional example.

A decorative, attractively coloured map of Oxfordshire. A small section of careful manuscript reinstatement to the bottom right corner.

A detailed plan of Oxford at the start of the 18c on a scale of one inch to nine hundred and sixty ‘pieds anglois’. Showing colleges, halls, churches, gardens and other prominent features. A strong impression.

A charming miniature map of the south east corner of the British Isles, carefully backed on matching paper to provide additional margins for mounting and framing.