Cary’s Six Sheet Map Of England And Wales, With Part Of Scotland:.
Map folded into slipcase with printed paper label. Slipcase and map covers marbled green. Extremities of case worn but otherwise very good condition. Hand written label, England and Wales on spine of case and name of Lady Ellenborough at top of title label.
£350.00
Details
ASSOCIATION COPY
Publisher
John Cary, No. 86 St James's Str.,
Place
London
Date
1824
Synopsis
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, the principal village parks etc. compiled from the most recent surveys.
[cover title:] cary's new six sheet map of england and wales.
Item Description
Folding hand coloured map, dissected and laid on to linen. 42 x 53 inches.
Notes
A large scale, eight miles to the inch, hand coloured map of England, Wales, and Southern Scotland published in 1824. It indicates clearly the various categories of roads and the navigable waterways. John Cary (1755-1835) was a London cartographer, engraver, globe maker and publisher, considered by many to be one of the finest of his day, known for his high standards and continuous edition improvements. This copy was formerly owned by Jane Elizabeth Digby, Lady Ellenborough (1811-81), who earlier achieved a scandalous reputation for the number of her husbands and lover, although she spent the last twenty eight years of her life married to an Arab Sheikh in Damascus.
[Stock No. 24266]
