Cary's reduction of his large map of England and Wales, with part of Scotland; . comprehending the whole of the turnpike roads, with the great rivers and the courses of the different navigable canals: also the market and borough towns, and principal places adjoining the road, to which is added, the actual distance from one market town to another, with the exact admeasurement prefixed to each from the metropolis. Published by order of and dedicated (with permission) to the Right Honourable the Post Master General, by their lordships much obliged & obedient servant, John Cary.
John Cary (1754/55 - 1835)
Category
Maps
Date
1834
Materials
Measurements
100 x 140 x 16 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074862
Summary
Bibliographic description
1 map . col., mounted on linen . 77 x 64 cm. folded to 20 x 13 cm.. Provenance: manuscript inscriptions in pencil on map verso: "E. F. Hopkinson", and "Benjamin Hopkinson Esq. Low field".. Binding: In green marbled paper slip-case.
Makers and roles
John Cary (1754/55 - 1835)