Smith's New Map of England and Wales, with Part of Scotland, including the Turnpike and principal Cross Roads, the Course of the Rivers and Navigable Canals, &c. London, 1806. Ibid., for the year 1818, and for 1827. Owens, William. New Book of Roads, or a Description of the Roads of Great Britain. New edition. London, 1814. Mogg, Edward. A Survey of the Highroads of England and Wales, with Part of Scotland...exhibiting at one View...the various Branches of Roads and Towns to which they lead, together with the actual Distance of the same from the Main Road, Rivers, Navigable Canals, Railways...&c. London, 1814-15. Brit. Mus. Maps 47. c. 14. Cary, John. Cary's New Itinerary: or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, both Direct and Cross, throughout England and Wales: with many of the principal roads, in Scotland, from an Actual Admeasurement. 7th edition, with Improvements. London, 1817. (Huerne de Pommeuse.) Des Canaux Navigables. Atlas de la Navigation Intérieure de l'Angleterre et de la France. 1819. Paris, 1822. Cheffins's Official Maps of the London and Birmingham, and the Grand Junction Railways. London, 1839. Brit. Mus. Maps 92. d. 29. Wyld's Railroad Map of England and Wales [showing also those in progress and those projected, and outlining the high roads]. London, 1840. A Map of England, Wales, and Scotland, describing all the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in Great Britain, and showing the Railroads, Great Rivers and Navigable Canals. London, 1841. Bradshaw's Railway Companion, containing the Times of Departure, Fares, etc., of the Railways of England, etc. Manchester and London, 1842. Cary's Reduction of his Large Map of England and Wales, with Part of Scotland; comprehending the whole of the Turnpike Roads, with the Great Rivers and the Course of the different Navigable Canals. London, [1850?]. Collins' Railway Map of England and Wales and Part of Scotland, shewing the Inland Navigation by means of Rivers and Canals, together with the Rail and Principal Turnpike Roads, from the most recent surveys. London, [1852?]. England and Wales showing the Railroads, completed, proposed, and in Progress. Bett's New Map of England and Wales compiled from the latest Parliamentary Brit. Mus. 1175. (106). A New Map of England and Wales, comprehending the whole of the Turnpike Roads, with the Great Rivers and Navigable Canals. London, 1804. Very complete in its details. Brit. Mus. C. 32. d. 8. A New Map of the Kingdome of England and Principality of Wales, taken out of I. S. (i.e., John Speed). London, 1673. It is contained in A Direction for the English Traviller.' London, 1643. Brit. Mus. 1205. (9). A New Travelling Map of England, Wales and Scotland; Drawn from all the Surveys which have hitherto been made of particular Counties, describing the Direct and principal Cross Roads, Cities, Boroughs, Market Towns and Villages, to which is added the actual distance from one Market Town to another, and exact admeasurement of each place from London. By Edward Mogg. London, 1810. Excellent map. Brit. Mus. 577. e. 2. The Traveller's Guide: or, a Most Exact Description of the Roads of England. Being Mr Ogilby's Actual Survey, and Mensuration by the Wheel, of the Great Roads from London...together with the Cross Roads. London, 1699. This is simply a pocket edition of Ogilby's 'Itinerarium Angliae.' Brit. Mus. 1175. (45). A New Map of England and Wales, describing all the Turnpike and principal Bye Roads, the Great Rivers and Navigable Canals. By Robert Rowe. London, 1819. Great detail. Brit. Mus. 1205. (10). Wallis's New Travelling Map of England and Wales, with Part of Scotland, on which are delineated the Direct and Principal Cross Roads,... Also the Course of the Great Rivers.... London, 1815. Clear representation of the roads because avoiding a mass of other details. Brit. Mus. 1175. (17). The Post Roads through England and Wales; by T. Jefferys, Geographer to His Majesty. [London, 1792] Omits all other roads except post roads. Brit. Mus. K. 5. 68. Bowles's New Pocket Map of England and Wales, Revised and corrected from the best Authorities; with the Addition of New Roads, and other Improvements. By D. Paterson. London, 1773. Brit. Mus. K. 191. g. 13. Nouveau Théâtre de la Grande Bretagne, Vol. IV. After the first two plates, there is A New Map of South Britain or England and Wales. Containing all the Cities and Market Towns with the Roads from Town to Town....' London, 1720. Does not show London as the centre of a series of great roads to all parts of the kingdom; but shows many smaller places than London which were greater road centres than it. Brit. Mus. K. 5. 52. A New Map of England. Containing the Adjacent Parts of Scotland, Ireland, France, Flanders and Holland. Shewing the true Scituation and Distance of London from Edinburgh, Dublin,....With a Description of the Post Roads, and their several Branches from Town to Town,....By R. Greene. London, [1690]. Does not show such a vast network of roads as some other maps of this time. Brit. Mus. K. 5. 60. The South Part of Great Britain, called England and Wales. Containing all ye Cities, Market Towns, Boroughs,...with ye Names of ye Rivers,...Great or Post Roads, and principal Cross Roads &c. By Hermann Moll, Geographer. London, 1710. Brit. Mus. K. 5. 61. A New and Accurate Map of England and Wales. Describing in a more distinct and correct manner than any other Map Extant, all the Cities, Boroughs, & Market Towns &c. also all the direct and principal Cross Roads, with the post Towns and computed distances between Town and Town....By E. Bowen, Geographer. London, 1734. Roads clearly delineated. Brit. Mus. K. 5. 62. Le Royaume d'Angleterre. Divisé en Comtez et Baronies. Dressé sur les dernières Observations par et chez le Sr le Rouge Ingénieur Géographe du Roi. Paris, 1745. Gives the great roads only. Brit. Mus. 1205. (4). The Traveller's Guide or Ogilby's Roads Epitomized. A Sett of Tables in which are described all the grand Roads & several of the Cross Roads of England and Wales....By I. V. Kircher. London, [1706]. Shows a vast network of roads at that time, as does also Brit. Mus. Maps 86. d. 10 (33). A New Map Containing all the Citties, Market Townes, Rivers, Bridges, & other considerable Places in England and Wales. Wherein are delineated ye Roads from Towne to Towne,.... London, [1696]. Brit. Mus. K. 5. 88. The Traveller's Companion or the Post Roads of England and Wales; with Distances in Measured Miles. By the late John Rocque, Chorographer to the King. London, 1771. Brit. Mus. K. 5. 84. The Roads of England according to Mr Ogilby's Survey. London, [1712]. Circular map of the great roads. Brit. Mus. Maps 89. e. 3 (50). A New Mapp of the Kingdome of England, representing the Princedome of Wales, and other Provinces, Cities, Market Towns, with the Roads from Town to Town. Amsterdam, [1590]. This volume gives also a complete series of county maps. Brit. Mus. 1220. 4. Smith's New Map of the Railways and Canals of England, Wales and Scotland. Containing also the principal Roads, and the distances of the places from London. London, 1838. Gives dates of Canal Acts. N.B. The foregoing are only a few of the large number of maps consulted in order to secure the greatest degree of accuracy in this work. INDEX Accommodations of trains, excessive, 599 Accounts, of railways, falsified, 598 Agriculture, advance of, in eighteenth century, 212-3; effect of, upon roads, ments of, 371, 377; opposed to Man- Amalgamation, of railways, and its Assessment, provided for repair of roads, 52, 56-7, 59, 61, 78-9, 105-6; recom- Avon, river, navigation of, 181, 183 Barnsley Canal, construction of, 371 Basingstoke Canal, effect of, in reducing Berks and Wilts Canal, construction of, Birmingham, connexion of, with Lon- don, 97; centre of Mid and canals, 370 Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, con- Birmingham and Worcester Canal, con- Boston bridge, history of, 20-21 Bridges, responsibility for, 4, 6, 15, 21–2, 144; early, 14-15; repair and main- Bridge, Westminster, construction of, Brindley, James, 361, 364, 366, 379, 384 Calder Navigation, see Aire and Calder Canal companies, organization of, 432–6; success of, 394; "canal mania" of 1792-3, proportion of successful and unsuccess- Canal shares, unprofitable, 416-20, by railways, 490, 544, 547; waste of, Carmen, in London, regulation of, 131-2 J. T. II. stage waggons, 347-9; cost of, de- Carriers, combination among, increased 630-3 Cast iron, wheels of, for early railways, Chairs, Sedan, introduced into England, Chapman, William, favoured small canals, Chelmer, river, proposed navigation of, 'Circular canal," suggested, 392 Coaching establishments, opposed the Coachmen and guards, impositions of, 318 Coal, cost of carriage of, to Manchester 23 |