Strips 153 - 156 - Stafford, Eccleshall, Nantwich, Tarporley, Chester. Daniel Paterson was responsible for a number of road books and maps during the last 35 years of the 18th century. One of his most successsful venture was Paterson's British Itinerary, first-published in two volumes in 1785 by Carington Bowles. The work comprised 360 small strip maps, usually printed two to the page, on both sides of the sheet. The maps were novel in including not only the main road followed, but other roads and geographical detail (e.g. gentlemen's seats) a couple of miles on either side of the route. There were several later, and modified, editions up to 1807. This example is from the first edition of 1785.
Strips 329-332 - Newmarket to Bury St Edmunds; and Colchester, Ipswich, Woodbridge, Saxmundham. Daniel Paterson was responsible for a number of road books and maps during the last 35 years of the 18th century. One of his most successsful venture was Paterson's British Itinerary, first-published in two volumes in 1785 by Carington Bowles. The work comprised 360 small strip maps, printed two to the page, on both sides of the sheet. The maps were novel in including not only the main road followed, but other roads and geographical detail (e.g. gentlemen's seats) a couple of miles on either side of the route. There were several later, and modified, editions up to 1807. This example is from the second edition of 1796.
Strips 79-82 Broughton to Edinburgh;and Stilton to Bourne via Peterborough. Daniel Paterson was responsible for a number of road books and maps during the last 35 years of the 18th century. One of his most successsful venture was Paterson's British Itinerary, first-published in two volumes in 1785 by Carington Bowles. The work comprised 360 small strip maps, printed two to the page, on both sides of the sheet. The maps were novel in including not only the main road followed, but other roads and geographical detail (e.g. gentlemen's seats) a couple of miles on either side of the route. There were several later, and modified, editions up to 1807. This example is from the first edition of 1785.
Strips 301-304 Woburn to Newport Pagnell / Northampton, Ashby, Market Harborough. Daniel Paterson was responsible for a number of road books and maps during the last 35 years of the 18th century. One of his most successsful venture was Paterson's British Itinerary, first-published in two volumes in 1785 by Carington Bowles. The work comprised 360 small strip maps, printed two to the page, on both sides of the sheet. The maps were novel in including not only the main road followed, but other roads and geographical detail (e.g. gentlemen's seats) a couple of miles on either side of the route. There were several later, and modified, editions up to 1807. This copy bears no date and was therefore issued in the 1800, 1803 or 1807 editions of the work. Modern colour.