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Title: Britannia - Volume the First, or an illustration of the kingdom of England...
Catalogue reference: ZLIB 12/1
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Title: Britannia - Volume the First, or an illustration of the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales [Coloured facsimile showing principal roads in 1675] Author: John Ogilby
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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