In the Steps of John Ogilby – 1675

John Ogilby was a most resourceful character – and in the 1670s he undertook a mapping tour of England, creating an atlas called ‘Britannia’ which brought the word ‘road’ into common usage, replacing ‘Highway’. [Although we still use that term for our road construction and maintenance people, who repair ‘carriageways’]

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