John Senex (c.1678-1740) was geographer to Queen Anne and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He began his career as a book seller, later becoming an engraver and publisher. In 1714 he published the large folio English Atlas which was followed by the folio New General Atlas of 1721 offered in this catalogue. In 1719 Senex published a pocket version of John Ogilby’s ‘Britannia’ road book. It contained reductions of the originals suitable for carrying. It was published again by his widow Mary in 1742 after which the plates were acquired by John Bowles. Provenance: Private English collection. Bennett (1996) pp. 37-9; Not in Chubb; Fordham p. 18; Smith, David ‘Road Map Confusion Revisited’, in Journal of the International Map Collectors’ Society nos. 45 & 47; Shirley BL T.Sen 3d.