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Mr. Philip D. Burden
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This is the smallest of the three county atlases produced by John Cary. It was described by Cary as being an abridgement of the New and Correct Atlas of 1787. It was first published in 1790 and according to Fordham this is the third edition. Provenance: private English collection. Chubb 276; Fordham (1925) pp. 35-8.
CARY, John
Cary's Traveller's Companion
J. Cary, London, 1806
Sextodecimo (190 x 130mm.), contemporary tree calf. Spine with raised bands and ornate gilt decoration, calf title. With engraved title, advertisement and contents leaves, general map and 42 maps, map of Yorkshire folding and slightly torn, all in early outline colour. All maps clean. Bound with Cary’s New Itinerary, 1806, the general map for which is loose and torn. Pencil annotations on inside back cover.
Stock number: 1809
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