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Title: Nine Lives of John Ogilby, The: Britain’s Master Map Maker & His Secrets
Author: EREIRA ALAN
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 01/02/2019
Imprint: DUCKWORTH
Price: $25.00
Publishing status: Active
Discover the incredible life of John Ogilby, shipwreck survivor, royal conspirator, and map maker
in the first major biography of this forgotten British legend.
John Ogilby travelled through fire and plague, war and shipwreck as a secret agent, publisher,
dance instructor and scientific geographer. Then in 1670 he became Charles II’s Royal
Cosmographer, creating beautiful measured drawings that placed roads on maps for the first
time. But on discovering the sinister intent of the world’s first road atlas he discreetly warned
others of the conspiracy through codes and cyphers concealed within the maps.
In this enlightening book, Alan Ereira brings a fascinating hidden history to light, and reveals that
Ogilbys celebrated Britannia is far more than it appears to be. The Nine Lives of John Ogilby is
the story of a remarkable man, and of a covert journey which gave birth to the modern world.
Includes 41 black and white integrated images/maps
ISBN: 9780715652268
Dimension: 198mm X 129mm