An ADVERTISEMENT concerning the ENGLISH ATLAS, with the PROPOSALS. February 10. 1671/ 2.  
WHereas Mr. Ogilby, His Majesties Cosmographer, hath for above Twenty Years last past spent his time in the completing several Fair Volumes all Royal Folios, adorned with many delightful Sculps, and illustrated with variety of Useful Annotations, the like never before Imprinted in the English Tongue; viz. HOMER the Prince of all, and VIRGIL of Latin Poets; AESOP the most Ancient of Mythologists, paraphrased in English Verse, in two Volumes; His MAJESTY's Entertainment in His Passage through the City of London to His Coronation; and more especially, at his own Proper Cost and Charges, The HOLY BIBLE, in an Extraordinary Character, upon both Imperial and Royal Paper, with above an hundred Chorographical and Historical whole-sheet Sculps: The First Part of CHINA, being an Embassy to the Great Cham, and the truest Relation of those Parts till that time: Of all which he lately made a general disposal in a Standing Lottery, which gave Ample Satisfaction to all his Adventurers.  
Being well encouraged thereby, he set forth since that time Proposals concerning a New and Great Undertaking, viz. A Description of the Whole WORLD, under the Title of The ENGLISH ATLAS, to be comprised in Five Volumes, viz. AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE, and in Particular BRITANNIA, the Principal of all, by itself; and hath, through God's Assistance, been since enabled to Publish two of them, namely, AFRICA, and AMERICA, to the good liking of the Judicious, in two Fair Volumes, adorned with Maps, and other Ornamentals, at Forty Shilling each Volume in Quires to those that were Encouragers by Subscription, paying Twenty Shillings in hand towards the carrying on of the Work: Which Price he hath found to be inferior to the intrinsic Value, for want of the Encouragement which he might well have expected, occasioned, as he supposes, by these following Reasons.  
First, He designing onely a reasonable Profit by the vent of the whole Impression( the Number being but small) in some convenient time.  
Secondly, That it has not been sufficiently divulged and made known till now, for want of fit opportunity.  
Thirdly, That many that know of it, yet having never seen more than the first Paper of Proposals, supposed that the Subscriptions were full, and no room for more.  
Therefore considering the premises, and the failings that have thus accidentally happened, He hath found now a fair occasion to give this farther Account to those that would be better informed.  
Upon this his second consideration, and good advice, and not being willing to delay the Encouragers in their Chief Expectation, resolving to make BRITANNIA his third and next Volume, he hath by Addresses to his Majesty obtained His Special Warrant for a General Survey of His Kingdom of ENGLAND and Principality of WALES, in order to the completing of the County-Maps, which he hath already begun, this being his main Business, in which he stands most concerned, wherein he not onely intends a Geographical and Historical Description of GREAT BRITAIN, but also to have in their respective Counties the Titles, and various Bearing of the achievements, of the Nobility and Gentry, that in so fair a Volume they may stand in a Register of Honor to succeeding Ages: And in order thereunto, he humbly requests all Persons of Quality, in their r●spective Counties, who are desirous to promote so Great and Useful a Work, That they would be pleased to sand in all such remarks of the Places near which they reside, as shall be worthy to be inserted, for the better Illustration of the intended Volume; and more particularly, if they shall think fit so to be Recorded, the Names of their Residences, their achievements, &c.  

ANd for the better carrying on of this his GREAT WORK, and Satisfaction of all his Encouragers, he humbly proposeth,  
I. That all such as have not hitherto been Subscribers, nor intend to have the already published, nor the following Volumes of his ENGLISH ATLAS, and are onely pleased with a New Prospect of their Native country, will pay in Twenty Shillings by way of Subscription, and Ten Shillings more for the inserting their Residence and achievements, if they desire it; for which they shall have under the Author's Hand and Seal a Ticket to receive their respective Volume( so soon as finished) in Quires; upon the payment of Forty Shillings more.  
II. Such as are more curious in their Paper, are desired to Subscribe for Five Pound, for which they shall have one of the said Volumes of GREAT BRITAIN on Imperial Paper, with their Place of Residence, Title, and achievement, delivered them in Quires; of which, Forty Shillings is to be paid in hand, and the Remainder at the Receipt of the Book.  
III. Those that desire to be concerned no otherwise than by inserting their Residences and achievements, which will bring on a farther Charge to the Auth●r, are desired to deposit Ten Shillings, and to sand them in, together with the remarks, according to the times hereunder mentioned: viz.  
For Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and cornwall, by the First of May next ensuing.  
For Essex, M●ddlesex, Hertford, Oxford, Buckingham, Berks, Gloucester, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Rutland, by the First of July then next following.  
For Northampton, huntingdon, Bedford, Cambridge, Warwick, Leicester, Worcester, Monmouth, Hereford, and Lincolnshire, by the First of September then next ensuing. And,  
For Notingham, Derby, Stafford, Shropshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Durham, westmoreland, Cumberland, and Northamberland, by the First of December.  
And the Nobility and Gentry in the Principality of Wales are likewise desired to sand in their remarks,( and achievements, if they please, according to this Proposal) within the utmost time above-mentioned.  
IV. Those Subscribers who have taken the former Volumes, may, if they please, go on according to the former Proposal, paying no more for BRITANNIA, except Ten Shillings for inserting their Titles and achievements, if they desire it.   

Upon these Encouragements timely received, he makes no question but to go on with the Work, and to present them in due time with what shall be well worth their expectation.  
And for the ease of such of the Gentry as are far remote from the Authors dwelling, he hath appointed the Persons undermention'd, where they may receive full satisfaction concerning his ENGLISH ATLAS, and intentions as to his ensuing third Volume GREAT BRITAIN.  

Mr. Rest Fenner for Canterbury.  
Mr. William Oliver for Norwich.  
Mr. William Kebblewhite for Newport in the Isle of Wight.  
Mr. Robert Foster for Shrewsbury.  
Mr. Samuel Richards for Notingham.  
Mr. Abisha Brocas for Exon.  
Mr. Ralph Shelmerdine for Manchester.  
Mr. John Courtney for Salisbury.  
Mr. Ptolomey Samson for Totness in Devon.  
Mr. 〈◇〉 Dickenson for Cambridge.  
Mr. 〈◇〉 Thurston for Drayton in Salop.  
Mr. John brook for Coventry.  
Mr. William Churchill for Dorchester.  
Mr. Peter Swinton in Knotsford for Cheshire and Lancashire.  
Mr. Toby Langford for Gloucester.  
Mr. William Newcombe for Derby.  
Mr. George West for Oxon.  
Mr. Edward Pawlet for Grantham.  
Mr. John Goodrick for Hull.  
Mr. Edward Lambert for York.  
Mr. Francis Ward for Leicester.  
Mr. Richard Randal and Mr. Peter Maplesden for Newcastle.  
Mr. Francis Rea for Worcester.  
Mr. John seaborn for Lynne.  
Mr. Edward Millward for Lichfield.  
Mr. Thomas Wall for Bristol.  
Mr. Thomas Collins for Northampton.  
Mr. William Crofts for Doncaster.  
Mr. Robert Morden at the Atlas in cornhill for London.  
Mr. Robert Paske at the Stationers Arms and Ink-Bottle in Lumbardstreet, near Sir Robert Vyner's, for London.  
Mr. Robert Clavell at the General Post-Office in London, or at his House in Little Britain.  
And the Author, at his own House in White-Friers, behind the Green-Dragon Tavern in Fleetstreet, London.