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‘John Ogilby (1600 – 1676) was a Scottish cartographer best known for publishing the first British road atlas’
- Wikipedia
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Thank you to Full Table
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John Ogilby’s Road Atlas, 1675
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That’s neat! I would love to see an overlay to see how many of these road still exist. (I’m not familiar enough with current roads in England to be able to tell by looking at this atlas.
Gorgeous. Maybe someone with high-res copies will provide a layer for Google Earth.