The first edition, first issue of a small size edition of Olgilby's 1675 road atlas of England and Wales, our Pub List No. 9735.000. Ogilby's 1675 edition was so large that we assume few travelers could actually take it on the road. This small edition was far more portable. Revised with additional text, coats-of-arms, town descriptions (revised) and county maps. "First edition, first issue of this of this highly popular reduced version of John Ogilby's 1675 road atlas; Bowen's address given as "next ye King of Spain", plate 128 misnumbered 121, and plates 74 and 75 transposed. Bowles decided to go one better than Thomas Gardner and John Senex, who were planning reduced size re-issues of Ogilby, by augmenting the work with 54 county maps and "a multitude of historical, topographical and statistical information" (Hodson) by the antiquarian John Owen, the whole engraved onto 273 strip-maps by Emanuel Bowen. Bowles puffed the work extravagantly claiming, that "One leaf of this, contains more Observations than any whole book of this Nature yet publish'd", and seems to have stirred up "a great demand as there were four editions issued from 1720 to 1724" (Chubb). How practical this was as a road-book is questionable, the lay-out is rather cluttered with three or four road strips per page, together with the county maps, armorials, and minisculely engraved cursive text, however, it is certainly lively, and undoubtedly would have possessed considerable novelty on publication. Ogilby's survey itself was the first of the roads of England and Wales, "and [he] is probably best known on this account . Sir H.G. Fordham . says [the survey] 'is of particular and historical importance, as it displaced the old British mile of 2,428 yards, and substituted it for the statute mile of 1,760 yards, thus effecting a revolution in customary measurements'" (Chubb, p. 444)." (Daniel Crouch).
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Old Court as would have been the court yard of Christi College in 1720.
Founded in 1352 by the Guild of Corpus Christi and the Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the sixth-oldest college in Cambridge and only college to be founded by the townsfolk of Cambridge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arms_of_Corpus_Christi_College,_Cambridge.svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OldCurtCC.JPG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi_College,_Cambridge
Old Court as would have been the court yard of Christi College in 1720.
Founded in 1352 by the Guild of Corpus Christi and the Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the sixth-oldest college in Cambridge and only college to be founded by the townsfolk of Cambridge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arms_of_Corpus_Christi_College,_Cambridge.svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OldCurtCC.JPG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi_College,_Cambridge
These five images represent the five regius professorships of Cambridge at the time of the maps creation.
Regius professorships are those created by the ruling sovereign.
These five images represent the five regius professorships of Cambridge at the time of the maps creation.
Regius professorships are those created by the ruling sovereign.
Old Court
St. Peters college, known as Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college at Cambridge.
The college was founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterhouse,_Cambridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peterhouse_shield.svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cambridge_Peterhouse_OldCourt.JPG
Old Court
St. Peters college, known as Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college at Cambridge.
The college was founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterhouse,_Cambridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peterhouse_shield.svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cambridge_Peterhouse_OldCourt.JPG
Old Court
Clare College is the second oldest surviving college.
Clare hall (fka. University Hall) was founded in 1326 and refounded as Clare Hall in 1338.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_College,_Cambr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_College,_Cambr...
Old Court
Clare College is the second oldest surviving college.
Clare hall (fka. University Hall) was founded in 1326 and refounded as Clare Hall in 1338.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_College,_Cambr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_College,_Cambr...
The Old Court
Officially: The College or Hall of Valence-Mary. the College was founded in 1347 it is the third-oldest college of Cambridge. It was founded by Marie de St Pol, Countless of Pembroke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_College,_Ca...
The Old Court
Officially: The College or Hall of Valence-Mary. the College was founded in 1347 it is the third-oldest college of Cambridge. It was founded by Marie de St Pol, Countless of Pembroke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_College,_Ca...
An drawing of Trinity Hall by David Loggan in 1690
Formally known as: The College or Hall of the Holy Trinity in the University of Cambridge, Trinity Hall is the fifth-oldest surviving college and was founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Hall,_Cambri...
An drawing of Trinity Hall by David Loggan in 1690
Formally known as: The College or Hall of the Holy Trinity in the University of Cambridge, Trinity Hall is the fifth-oldest surviving college and was founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Hall,_Cambri...
Hall Court.
Sidney Sussex College was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Sussex_Colleg...
Hall Court.
Sidney Sussex College was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Sussex_Colleg...
Emmanuel College Chapel in 1690
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_College,_Ca...
Emmanuel College Chapel in 1690
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_College,_Ca...
A print of the Great Court from 1690
The College was founded in 1546. The College's full name is: The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity within the Town and University of Cambridge of King Henry the Eighth's Foundation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College,_Cam...
A print of the Great Court from 1690
The College was founded in 1546. The College's full name is: The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity within the Town and University of Cambridge of King Henry the Eighth's Foundation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College,_Cam...
An engraving from 1685 by David Loggan of the College
St John's College was founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort in 1511
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John%27s_College,...
https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/
An engraving from 1685 by David Loggan of the College
St John's College was founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort in 1511
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John%27s_College,...
https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/
Drawing by David Loggan of the College in 1690
Jesus College was founded in 1496
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_College,_Cambr...
Drawing by David Loggan of the College in 1690
Jesus College was founded in 1496
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_College,_Cambr...
King's College was founded in 1441 and is formally known as The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_College,_Ca...
King's College was founded in 1441 and is formally known as The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_College,_Ca...
The Main Court of the College
St. Catharine's College was founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall. The current name and spelling was adopted in 1860.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Catharine%27s_Col...
The Main Court of the College
St. Catharine's College was founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall. The current name and spelling was adopted in 1860.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Catharine%27s_Col...
Pictured above is the First Court of the College
Christ's College was founded in 1437 originally as God's House. It was not until 1505, when the college was granted a royal charter and an endowment by Lady Margaret Beaufort that the name was changed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ%27s_College,_...
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/
Pictured above is the First Court of the College
Christ's College was founded in 1437 originally as God's House. It was not until 1505, when the college was granted a royal charter and an endowment by Lady Margaret Beaufort that the name was changed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ%27s_College,_...
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/
Second Court of Magdalene College.
Magdalene College was founded in 1428. The College was originally a Benedictine hostel before becoming Buckingham College. It was not until 1542 when the College was re-founded that it took the name the College of St Mary Magdalene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_College,_C...
Second Court of Magdalene College.
Magdalene College was founded in 1428. The College was originally a Benedictine hostel before becoming Buckingham College. It was not until 1542 when the College was re-founded that it took the name the College of St Mary Magdalene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_College,_C...
An engraving of the College by David Loggan from 1690
Gonville & Caius College is the fourth oldest college being founded in 1348. The college has held two other names being first founded as, Gonville Hall (1348-1351) and then the Hall of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1351-1557).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonville_and_Caius_C...
An engraving of the College by David Loggan from 1690
Gonville & Caius College is the fourth oldest college being founded in 1348. The college has held two other names being first founded as, Gonville Hall (1348-1351) and then the Hall of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1351-1557).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonville_and_Caius_C...
An engraving of the College by David Loggan from 1690
Queen's College Cambridge was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou and was re-founded in 1465.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens%27_College,_C...
An engraving of the College by David Loggan from 1690
Queen's College Cambridge was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou and was re-founded in 1465.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens%27_College,_C...