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Part 1: 1579 to 1660

Born at St. Jame's Palace, London in 1630
Ascended the throne in 1660
Married Catherine of Braganza
Died at Whitehall, London in 1695

1661. Town Plans of some English and Irish cities.

1665 - 1700. County Maps. Reworking of Christopher Saxton's plates. Examples

1673 - Two series of County Maps.
Larger maps from Britannia
Example
List of Maps in the Britannia
Smaller map series includes Welsh counties.

1675 - 98 - The first Road Maps of England and Wales.
Full listing of 100 routes
The Life and Times of John Ogilby
Which road maps run through your county
Britannia Frontispiece
Road Maps in Stock

1676. Playing cards with county maps of England and Wales.

1683 - County maps of Ireland.

JAMES II (VII of Scotland) (1685 - 1689)

Born at St. Jame's Palace, London in 1633
Ascended the throne in in 1685
Married Anne Hyde
Four sons and two daughters
and later married Mary of Modena
Two sons and five daughters
Died at St. Germain, Paris in 1701

William was born at The Hague in 1650
Ascended the throne in 1689
Died at Kensington, London in 1702

Mary was born at St. James's Palace, London in 1662
Died at Kensington in 1694

1690. Plans of some English cities plus Dublin

1693 - Coastal charts of the British Isles.
List of charts
Example

1695 - Two series of county maps of England and one of Wales. Information
List of Maps in the Atlas
Example from Camden's Britannia
Example of series of smaller maps
Also Playing Card maps.

c.1700 - parts of the Britsh Isles

1701 - County maps of England and Wales. Example

Born at St. James's Palace, London in 1665
Ascended the throne in 1702
Married George, Prince of Denmark
Two sons and three daughters - twelve other children died soon after being born.
Died at Kensington Palace in 1714.

 1714 - Regions of the British Isles.

Born at Hanover 18th March, 1660
Ascended the throne in 1714
Married Sophia Dorothea, Princess of Brunswick-Zell in 1682
Had one son and one daughter
Died at Osnabruck in 1727 aged 67

1719 - Road Maps.
Example
Atlas titlepage

1719 Road Maps

1720 - Road Maps and County Maps
Example
List of maps in the atlas Britannia Depicta
Explanation on Using the Road Maps
Atlas titlepage

1724 - County Maps of England, Scotland and Ireland