Antique Map

MONMOUTHSHIRE
From The Best Authorities
by
John Cary

Published by John Stockdale London 1806, in the Richard Gough edition of Camden's Brittania.
An attractive and good sized copper engraved map of Monmouthshire,Wales with a scale of statute miles, reference to the hundreds and compass rose.

Dated (1805) and credited to Cary in the plate. The larger format allows for a high level of detail .

Enhanced with outline hand colouring.

A handsome map.
Fine, unmarked condition, free of repairs or restoration. A crisp, dark impression printed on good quality heavy grade wove paper, blank verso.

Approx. 18" x 16" (460mm x 400mm) map area only with margins beyond.

John Cary (1754 - 1835) was a highly prolific and successful map maker. His fine engraving skills were well employed in producing accurate and usable maps, without over embellishment or unnecessary adornment. Initially he worked from his premises in London's Strand until a disastrous fire in 1820 forced him to move to St. James street. His finest works were perhaps the "General Atlas of The World" and the elegant "Universal Atlas" in 1808. The "New and Correct English Atlas" was first published in 1787 and subsequent editions followed into the early 19th century. After his death in 1835 the business was acquired by C.F.Cruchley.

GENUINE ANTIQUE MAP GUARANTEED OVER 200 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTS

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