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. 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 & Son. It was issued by them c.1753, then as ‘The Roads Through England Delineated’ in 1757 and again in 1759 as offered here. Further editions were to appear in 1762 and c.1768 by John Bowles alone. There were even later editions at the hands of Robert Wilkinson. Provenance: manuscript ownership inscription of ‘Jn Watts’ to title page; private English collection. Bennett (1996) pp. 37-9; Not in Chubb; Fordham p. 18; refer Shirley BL T.Sen 3a (this edition not in the BL); Smith ‘Road Map Confusion Revisited’, in ‘IMCoS Journal’ no. 45, pp. 6-11 & no. 47 pp. 29-39.