John Ogilby is remembered today as the creator of Britain’s first road atlas, Britannia, in 1675. It was, as this biography recounts, the crowning achievement of a long and chequered career. Pursuing its elusive subject through the turbulent 17th century, the book follows his fortunes as a poet, prisoner, soldier, sea captain and shipwreck survivor, and reveals how his seemingly innocent road maps contained cyphers designed to conceal a royal conspiracy.
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https://integration-5ojmyuq-6wp5anmhke56o.eu-3.magentosite.cloud/nine-lives-of-john-ogilby515006The Nine Lives of John Ogilbyhttps://integration-5ojmyuq-6wp5anmhke56o.eu-3.magentosite.cloud/media/catalog/product/5/1/515006_1b941bf2b7b7aeffaff11516a682973f.jpg5.995.99GBPInStock/History/Non-Fiction/Highlights/Almost Gone/Almost Gone History/History/Categories/Modern History/Almost Gone/Almost Gone Non-Fiction/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & MemoirsJohn Ogilby is remembered today as the creator of Britain’s first road atlas, <I>Britannia</I>, in 1675. It was, as this biography recounts, the crowning achievement of a long and chequered career. Pursuing its elusive subject through the turbulent 17th century, the book follows his fortunes as a poet, prisoner, soldier, sea captain and shipwreck survivor, and reveals how his seemingly innocent road maps contained cyphers designed to conceal a royal conspiracy.Paperback00add-to-cartAlan EreiraGeneral197x129mmDuckworthPaperbackGeneralCartography British & Irish
