Owen's new book of roads; or, A description of the roads of Great-Britain. : Being a companion to Owen's complete book of fairs. Containing I. An alphabetical list of all the cities, towns, and remarkable villages, in England and Wales; the counties in which they are situated, and the Market days. II. The distance in measured miles from London, to the several towns, &c. and from one town to another on the several roads. III. The cross roads. IV. The high road, and principal cross roads in Scotland. V. The general roads of the judge's circuits. VI. A concise account of the noblemen and gentlemen's seats upon each road. VII. The post-master general's regulations concerning post-letters, and the rates of postage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owen, W. (William), -1793.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Owen's book of roads

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages.;206 columns;207-210 pages, 1 unnumbered page.,plate : map ; 12⁰

Edition:

The eighth edition, corrected and greatly improved. Illustrated with a neat and correct map of Great Britain, describing the principal roads and chief townsčást on a large scale.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed (by assignment from W. Owen) for J. Johnson; G.G. and J. Robinson; R. Baldwin; J. Scatcherd; C. Law; and Crosby and Leterman, MDCCXCIX. [1799]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

This could be had alone or bound with 'Owen's New book of fairs'; here 'Owen's new book of roads' is on its own.

Price in square brackets: (Price One Shilling.) Or 2s. 8d. bound with Owen's complete book of all the fairs in England and Wales, comprised in three lists, with an abstract of all the acts of Parliament relating to fairs.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from National Library of Wales.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T169853.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.