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Mr. Philip D. Burden
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John Cary (c.1754-1835) and descendants were possibly the most prolific publishers of cartography around the turn of the eighteenth century. This is the first of three significant English County productions. Cary is noted for the clarity of detail in his maps and was the first to use the Greenwich meridian. This example of John Cary’s ‘New and Correct English Atlas’ is from the second edition of 1793. It was however continuously available and in reality only reflects a move to new premises. The maps are watermarked to 1804 giving a clearer picture of the date of issue. Provenance: private English collection. Chubb 261; Fordham (1925) p. 23; Hodson 286; Shirley BL T.Cary 2c; Smith ‘The Map Collector’ 43 pp. 40-47.
CARY, John
Cary's New and Correct English Atlas: Being A New Set of County Maps from Actual Surveys
London, 1793-[1804]
Quarto (315 x 260 mm.), modern half calf, cloth boards. Ribbed spine with blind embossed panels, calf label. Engraved title page, contents leaf, 6 pp. ‘Directions for the Junctions of the Roads of England and Wales through all the Counties’, 2 pp. index of the preceding routes, map of South Britain and 43 county maps all with original tissues on 44 plates (West Riding being on two plates) and both North and South Wales, 47 maps in total. All in early outline colour with wash to wooded areas. 4 pp. ‘Market and Borough Towns in England and Wales’, 7 pp. ‘List of the Principal Post and Sub-Post Towns in England and Wales’. Some spotting and minor foxing.
Stock number: 1975
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