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OGILBY TITLE CARTOUCHES ANALYSED
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These notes about the title cartouches on the 100 plates for the
whole of England and Wales are made from a facsimile edition of John Ogilby's
Britannia of 1675:-
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: 1975: Ogilby's Road Maps of
England and Wales: Osprey Books:: ISBN 0 85045 034 9
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The title cartouches on John Ogilby's strip maps of the roads
of England and Wales are placed top centre of each double page
plate. On a typical six scroll plate, the left two and right two
scrolls are the full height of the plate, the middle two are
shorter with the cartouche above.
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The body of the cartouche has a title and description of the
page's route with road distances; plate 26 for example:-
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The Continuation of the Road from / LONDON to the LANDS END /
Plate 2d. / Com~encing at Andover com~: Hants & / Extending to
Crookhorn com~: Somerset. / Containing 67 miles 6 furlongs, vizt.
/ to SALISBURY 18 miles to Shaftesbury 19 miles 4 furl: / to
Sherborn 15 miles 4 furl: & to Crookhorn 14 mi: 6 furl:
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The text panel is sometimes surrounded by a picture frame,
sometimes is drawn on a drape, mostly is just in a rectangular
box or outlined by the surrounding decoration. Bottom centre of
many cartouches is the royal coat of arms of
Charles II, with a crown above. The surrounding
decoration falls into two groups of designs; decorative scrollery
or 17th century illustrations.
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You probably need to be an expert in 17th century decorative
art to spot significance in the different sorts of decorative
scroll work. The scrolls are heavy and convoluted sculptural
shapes down the sides and under the text panel, meeting at the
crown on the coat of arms. The scrolls themselves frame the text
without other border.
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Most commonly the scrolls include bunches or swags of fruit
and foliage - 31 plates; 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23,
33, 35, 40, 49, 50, 58, 59, 64, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 84, 86,
94, 96, 97, 99. (pl.97 is a Hampshire plate.)
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In a few plates the swags of fruit dominate the scrolls - 3
plates; 5, 55, 62
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A couple of scrolls have fishes as well as fruit - 2 plates;
24, 69.
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The scrolls might have heraldic female figures, perhaps
winged, staring out sideways - 4 plates; 8, 14, 48, 90.
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Or the scrolls might have a face or mask peeking out - 4
plates; 9, 41, 54, 66.
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Some scrolls have a winged cherub each side - 5 plates; 11,
39, 51, 56, 81. (pl.39 and pl.51 are Hampshire plates.)
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A number of scrolls are plain scroll work - 12 plates; 22, 34,
38, 44, 46, 57, 60, 65, 67, 83, 95, 98. (pl.83 is a Hampshire
plate.)
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Instead of scrolls there might be bundles of leaves, with a
litle scroll work - 2 plates; 29, 43.
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And there is a plate with cornucopiae of fruit - 1 plate; 53.
(pl.53 is a Hampshire plate.)
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Total = 64 scroll cartouches
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ILLUSTRATIVE CARTOUCHES
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There are 36 cartouches with illustrations, using 13 basic
designs. In every case the design is a U shape; left of the text
panel, across the cartouche under the text, right of the text
panel. The designs are mostly conceived as a whole, the crown on
the coat of arms interupting it a little at the centre
bottom.
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The design are numbered by the first plate that uses them.
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Design 1
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There is a young huntsman on a horse at the left, beneath him
in the foreground are cherubs with corn sheaf, grapes, ?melon,
etc. On the right there is a horseman carrying a circumferentor,
a surveying compass with sights; a man walking with a waywiser;
and in the foreground a cherub with a surveyor's chain.
4 plates; 1, 21, 80, 100.
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Design 10
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In the left background a gentleman serves a lady with a drink
in a pewter pot; in the foreground a dairymaid milks cows - dairy
longhorns? The cows towards the right are being herded by boys
with sticks.
3 plates; 10, 37, 81. (pl.81 is a Hampshire plate.)
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Design 12
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In the left background is a gentleman. Across the bottom are a
female figure with a spade, cherubs and swags of foliage, and an
old man with a pitcher of water. The text panel is on a
monumental block of stone.
2 plates; 12, 28.
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Design 13
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On the left are two huntsmen, one blowing a hunting horn. In
the foreground and across the bottom hounds are chasing a fox
which is going to ground in a hole in a cliff on the right.
3 plates; 13, 32, 85. (pl.32 is a Hampshire plate.)
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Design 20
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On the left Neptune, carrying a trident and a shield with the
cross of St George, is standing in a shell carriage pulled by 3
sea horses. On the right Venus is standing, a little draped, in a
shell carriage pulled by 3 wild looking dolphins.
4 plates; 20, 42, 91, 93.
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Design 25
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On the left stands a gentleman in wig and fashionable dress,
with hat and cane. On the right a lady in fashionable attire,
with a tall hat, carrying a fan. Below left is a female figure
wearing some armour and a helmet, and on the right a slightly
draped female holding a piece of a ?column.
2 plates; 25, 88. (pl.25 is a Hampshire plate.)
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Design 26
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On the left are two gemtelmen in informal dress; one has a
long gun on his shoulder, with a rabbit hanging from the barrel;
the other is seated playing with a spaniel (there could be a gun
lying at his feet). On the right is a lady in informal dress,
wearing abroad brimmed hat, carrying a basket of ?herbs; and a
young boy.
3 plates; 26, 47, 89. (pl.26 is a Hampshire plate.)
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Design 27
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On the left is a lady on a pony, carrying a parrot, attended
by a gentleman in wig and formal dress. There are two dogs, and a
gentleman in informal dress seated on the ground with a long gun
and a rabbit. Opposite him right of centre is a lady in informal
dress with a basket, holding a duck. There are more ducks lying
on the ground. On the right are a gentleman in wig but only
moderately formal attire attending a lady in informal dress with
a basket, and a pair of duck.
2 plates; 27, 36.
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Design 30
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The design on plate 30 has scroll work around the text, with
some foliage. On the left hanging in the foliage is a compass;
and there is a cherub holding a surveyor's cross staff and a
surveyor's chain. On the right there is a protractor hanging in
the foliage; and there is a cherub holding a pair of dividers.
The other plates are a little simpler, lacking the instruments in
the foliage.
4 plates; 30, 31, 63, 75. (pl.30 is a Hampshire plate.)
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Design 45
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On the left is a huntsman on horse with a whip, urging on two
dogs to chase a stag and a rabbit across the bottom. Right
background is a ?pheasant in a tree.
2 plates; 45, 61.
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Design 52
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On left and right are a gentleman and a lady wearing shepherd
and shepherdess costume, each carrying a crook. The man ahs an
unlikely looking sheep dog. Acroos the bottom are their
sheep.
3 plates; 52, 70, 92.
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Design 77
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The background, left and right, is a mountainous scene with
goats on the crags. Across the foreground, left. bottom, and
right, are winged cherubs and goats.
2 plates; 77, 87.
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Design 78
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In the left background is a horseman who has perhaps just
released a hawk. The hawk is attacking a bird on the right.
Across the bottom are a foot man and a boy with hounds.
2 plates; 78, 79.
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HAMPSHIRE PLATES SUMMARY
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pl.25
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lady and gentleman, and female figures
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pl.26
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gentlemen and lady shooting
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pl.30
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cherubs and surveying instruments
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pl.32
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fox hunting
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pl.39
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scroll work with cherubs
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pl.51
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cherubs and scroll work
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pl.53
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cornucopiae
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pl.81
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cow herding scene
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pl.83
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scroll work
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pl.97
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scroll work
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