Author: Cary, John. Title: CARY’S NEW MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES With Part of Scotland. On Which are Carefully Laid Down All the direct and Principal Cross Roads, the Course of the Rivers and Navigable Canals, Cities, Market and Borough Towns, Parishes, and most considerable Hamlets, Parks, Forests, &c.&c. Delineated from Actual Surveys: and materially assisted from Authentic Documents Liberally supplied by the Right Honourable the Post Masters General.
Description: London: Publish’d , June 11th 1794 [1804?] 4to. 85pp. + [iii] Subscribers. 81 engraved sheets including title page Dedication leaf, hand coloured general map, Explanations, 76 sheets of map hand coloured in outline. Light age toning, contemporary mottled calf boards, some restoration work to corners, rebacked in modern calf with gilt ruling and gilt lettered label to spine. ¶ ESTC T149022. The title page and maps are dated 1794 but the 88 page 'List of Places' bound at the rear was apparently only issued in the 2nd edition of 1804 (Fordham pp 44 - 7).
Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; ENGLAND
Price: GBP 900.00 = appr. US$ 1285.19 Seller: Francis Edwards Booksellers
- Book number: 289714
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