The Road From Hereford To Leicester [ Plate 72], an original antique map by J. Ogilby, published in London, 1675. A copperplate engraving, coloured. Map size 44 x 34 cm with a mount size of 59.5 x 49 cm. Passing through the towns of Hereford, Worcester, Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Coventry & on to Leicester. John Ogilby (1600-1676) had a variety of colourful careers (not invariably ending in disaster) before he embarked on a career as a surveyor & cartographer. Ogilby is best known for his series of road-maps published in the atlas entitled Britannia, which was the first road-atlas of any country, published in 1675. The atlas was an immediate success, being reprinted many times & was much copied by other map-makers. The atlas illustrates the major roads emanating from London with some of the more important cross roads. Each of the hundred sheets in the atlas covers a distance of about seventy miles, so some of the longer routes are on several sheets
- for example London to Lands End is on four sheets. Each sheet is divided into strips representing parchment scrolls, with the map running continuously up the strips. Each map contains a wealth of information showing towns & villages, local landmarks, woods, bridges, castles & even gallows. One innovation is that hills are shown diagrammatically to show the direction of the incline & their size. Furthermore, side roads & their destinations are shown, all this at a constant scale, for the first time in any series, of one inch to one mile. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford
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The Continuation Of Ye Road From London To Aberistwith [ Plate 2], an original antique map by J. Ogilby, published in London, 1675. A copperplate engraving, coloured. Map size 43 x 31 cm with a mount size of 59 x 47 cm. Beginning at Islip just outside Oxford, towns covered include Pershore & Worcester. John Ogilby (1600-1676) is perhaps best known for his series of road-maps entitled the Britannia, which was the first road-atlas of any country, published in 1675. The atlas was an immediate success, being reprinted many times & was much copied by other map-makers. The atlas illustrates the major roads emanating from London with some of the more important cross roads. Each of the hundred sheets covers a distance of about seventy miles, so some of the longer routes are on several sheets
- for example London to Lands End is on four sheets. Each sheet is divided into strips representing parchment scrolls, with the map running continuously up the strips. Each map contains a wealth of information showing towns & villages, local landmarks, woods, bridges, castles & even gallows. Hills are shown diagrammatically to indicate the direction of the incline & their size. Furthermore, side roads & their destinations are also given
- all this at a constant scale, for the first time in any series, of one inch to one mile. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford

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The Road From Prestaine To Carmarthen [ Plate 84], an original antique map by J. Ogilby, published in London 1675-1698. A copperplate engraving, coloured. Map size 43.5 x 30.5 cm, overall mounted size 58 x 45.5 cm.A ribbon style road map running through mid Wales from Prestaine to Carmarthen. John Ogilby (1600-1676) is perhaps best known for his series of road-maps entitled the Britannia, which was the first road-atlas of any country, published in 1675. The atlas was an immediate success, being reprinted many times & was much copied by other map-makers. The atlas illustrates the major roads emanating from London with some of the more important cross roads. Each of the hundred sheets covers a distance of about seventy miles, so some of the longer routes are on several sheets
- for example London to Lands End is on four sheets. Each sheet is divided into strips representing parchment scrolls, with the map running continuously up the strips. Each map contains a wealth of information showing towns & villages, local landmarks, woods, bridges, castles & even gallows. Hills are shown diagrammatically to indicate the direction of the incline & their size. Furthermore, side roads & their destinations are also given all this at a constant scale, for the first time in any series, of one inch to one mile. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford
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The Road from London To Flambourough Head [ Plate 41], an original antique map by J. Ogilby, published in London, 1675. A copperplate engraving, coloured. Map size 43 x 34 cm with a mount size of 60 x 50.5 cm. Including the towns of Temsford, Peterborough, Bourne, Sleaford & Lincoln. John Ogilby (1600-1676) is perhaps best known for his series of road-maps entitled the Britannia, which was the first road-atlas of any country, published in 1675. The atlas was an immediate success, being reprinted many times & was much copied by other map-makers. The atlas illustrates the major roads emanating from London with some of the more important cross roads. Each of the hundred sheets covers a distance of about seventy miles, so some of the longer routes are on several sheets
- for example London to Lands End is on four sheets. Each sheet is divided into strips representing parchment scrolls, with the map running continuously up the strips. Each map contains a wealth of information showing towns & villages, local landmarks, woods, bridges, castles & even gallows. Hills are shown diagrammatically to indicate the direction of the incline & their size. Furthermore, side roads & their destinations are also given
- all this at a constant scale, for the first time in any series, of one inch to one mile. Repairs to two minor tears. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford

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It seemed a terrible shame to meet my end in Iowa; I couldn`t imagine anywhere more disappointing to die. If I were a betting man I`d have reckoned on the most dangerous thing in this state being sheer boredom. The scenery hadn`t changed for weeks & I was slowly dissolving into stimulation-deprived madness. My current predicament, then
- attempting to escape through cornfields from a gun-toting alcohol-soaked rancher
- was not something I expected. Just months after graduating from university, Leon received disastrous news: he had been offered a job. Terrified at the prospect of a life spent behind a desk, without challenge or adventure, he took off to cross America on an overloaded bicycle packed with everything but common sense. Over five months & 6, 000 miles, Leon cycled from New York to Seattle & then on to the Mexican border, facing tornados, swollen river crossings & one hungry black bear along the way. But he also met kind strangers who offered their food, wisdom, hospitality & even the occasional local history lesson, & learned what happens when you take a chance & follow the scent of adventure.

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` For safety is a precious place, a place to call our own. This road is hard, this road is long, this road that leads us home.` As winter approaches, a bird flees with her chick, a mouse builds a nest for her child & rabbits run from wolves that roam in the darkening woods. The road home is long & hard, but the animals have each other in this poetic meditation on nature, survival & love. ...

The Road Less Travelled highlights 1, 000 places off the tourist trail, all over the world. With a foreword by Bill Bryson, a team of travel writers have helped compile the relative merits (and occasional letdowns) of some lesser-known wonders of the world. For every well-known tourist hot spot, there are a handful of alternatives that are usually less crowded & less expensive, & possibly even more rewarding. The Road Less Travelled is arranged in nine themed chapters
- Ancient & Historical Sights, Festivals & Parties, Great Journeys, Architectural Marvels, Natural Wonders, Beaches, Sports & Activities, Art & Architecture, & Cities. A wide selection of glossy, evocative photographs feature alongside informative text & need to know details. Also included are special full page spreads on some larger confrontations in the “tourist trail vs lesser known wonders” stakes. Why not consider wine tasting in Mendoze, Argentina as opposed to wine tasting in the Napa Valley, California? What about viewing the Patagonian fjords rather than heading to the established spectacle of the Norwegian fjords? There`s always the Palace on Wheels in Rajasthan, India rather than the Orient Express & Japan`s cherry blossom as opposed to fall in New Engl&. Ever thought about Avebury in Wiltshire when you see the famous arrangement of Stonehenge?
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Scotland is one of the most well-recorded countries in term of travel writing. The Romans were the first to record their impressions of the bleak & formidable frontier they had to confront & attempt to tame, but it is only over the last 300 years that a catalogue of published material has been created which allows the reader to discover the country as it once was. This volume presents a selection of these writings, from authors including Thomas Pennant, Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, R.L. Stevenson, Edwin Muir, Virginia Woolf, Sir Alastair Dunnett, Gavin Maxwell, T.S. Eliot, Muriel Spark, Paul Theroux & Margaret Fay Shaw. Presented on a regional basis, the compendium takes readers on a virtual journey through Scotl&, revealing its differing aspects as observed by these writers. ...

The Road of Bones is the story of Russia's greatest road. For over 200 years, the route of the Vladimirka Road has been at the centre of the nation's history, having witnessed everything from the first human footsteps to the rise of Putin & his oil-rich oligarchy. Tsars, wars, famine & wealth: all have crossed & travelled this road, but no-one has ever told its story. In pursuit of the sights, sounds & voices both past & present, Jeremy Poolman travels the Vladimirka. Both epic & intimate, The Road of Bones is a record of his travels
- but much more. It looks into the hearts & reveals the histories of those whose lives have been changed by what is known by many as simply The Greatest of Roads. This is a book about life & about death & about the strength of will it takes to celebrate the former while living in the shadow of the latter. Anecdotal & epic, The Road of Bones follows the author's journey along this road, into the past & back again. The book takes as its compass both the voices of history & those of today & draws a map of the cities & steppes of the Russian people's battered but ultimately indefatigable spirit.
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The Road of Bones is the story of Russia`s greatest road. For over 200 years, the route of the Vladimirka Road has been at the centre of the nation`s history, having witnessed everything from the first human footsteps to the rise of Putin & his oil-rich oligarchy. Tsars, wars, famine & wealth: all have crossed & travelled this road, but no-one has ever told its story. In pursuit of the sights, sounds & voices both past & present, Jeremy Poolman travels the Vladimirka. Both epic & intimate, The Road of Bones is a record of his travels
- but much more. It looks into the hearts & reveals the histories of those whose lives have been changed by what is known by many as simply The Greatest of Roads. This is a book about life & about death & about the strength of will it takes to celebrate the former while living in the shadow of the latter. Anecdotal & epic, The Road of Bones follows the author`s journey along this road, into the past & back again. The book takes as its compass both the voices of history & those of today & draws a map of the cities & steppes of the Russian people`s battered but ultimately indefatigable spirit.
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