Cary’s new itinerary : or, an accurate delineation of the great roads, both dire…
Cary's new itinerary : or, an accurate delineation of the great roads, both dire
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Cary, John and Thomas Hasker. Cary’s new itinerary : or, an accurate delineation of the great roads, both direct and cross, throughout England and Wales, with many of the principal roads in Scotland / from an actual admeasurement by Command of His Majesty’s Postmaster General for official purposes under the direction and inspection of Thomas Hasker Esq., Surveyor and Superintendant of the Mail Coaches by John Cary. London, J. Cary publisher, in the Strand, 1798. Octavo. 15 nn. pages, 740 double pages (370 single pages); page 741-796, 1nn. page publisher’s advertisement.With an engraved title page and dedication and one folded black/white engraved map. Contemporary half calf binding. The spine is rubbed, the joints are a bit loose. With a private stamp on the title page. The corners fo the front fly are stained, the map has a 1cm reinforced tear. The rare first edition by John Cary (1754-1835), one of the most famous English cartographers globe and mapmaker. In 1794 Cary was commissioned by the Postmaster General to survey England’s roads, which resulted in in this book, Cary’s New Itinerary, a map of all the major roads in England and Wales.
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