Cary's new and correct English atlas : being a new set of county maps from actual surveys. Exhibiting all the direct & principal cross roads, cities, towns, and most considerable villages, parks, rivers, navigable canals &c. preceded by a general map of South Britain, shewing the connexion of one map with another, also a general description of each county, and directions for the junction of the roads from one county to another
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Type of record: Book
Title: Cary's new and correct English atlas : being a new set of county maps from actual surveys. Exhibiting all the direct & principal cross roads, cities, towns, and most considerable villages, parks, rivers, navigable canals &c. preceded by a general map of South Britain, shewing the connexion of one map with another, also a general description of each county, and directions for the junction of the roads from one county to another
Other titles: New and correct English atlas
Classmark: Large Whitaker Collection 83
Creator(s): Cary, John (1754-1835)
Publisher: Printed for John Cary
Publication city: London
Date(s): Sept. 1st. 1787
Language: English
Size and medium: [13] p, [45] leaves, [47] leaves of plates,17 p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/299063
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003976739705181
Description
First state of this edition.
This, the earliest atlas issued by Cary, was an important milestone in the history of county cartography. It introduced a new high standard of draughtsmanship and engraving, which, coupled with improved cartographical material being available due to the numerous recent large-scale survey of the counties, made this atlas a great advance on any previous work of its kind. Each map has the imprint "London: Published as the Act directs, Sepr. 1st 1787 by J. Cary, Engraver, Map & Print-seller... [etc.]"--Whitaker: The Harold Whitaker Collection ... Univ. of Leeds, 1947, p. 54.
London meridian.
Relief shown by hachures.
Descriptions of the counties include lists of seats and views.
Includes lists of market and borough towns, directions for the junction of the roads of England and Wales through all counties, post and sub-post towns with their receiving houses, and subscribers to the atlas.
Indexed in: Chubb CCLX.
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