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This is John Ogilby s road map detailing the road between the cities of Oxford and Bristol. It is a strip-map, following the road from Oxford south and west in six lengths, presented as if on a single, unspooled sheet of paper. Smaller towns, bridges, forests, churches, and county borders are all noted along the way. Pastures, and even some coal mines are marked as well. Strip maps served to inform travelers of the distances, landmarks, obstacles and resting points along a given road between two destinations. Changes in direction along the way are indicated by the placement of attractive compass-roses. The wise traveler, of course, would never leave the high road; consequently, no further routes would require consideration.