CARY

c.1754 - 1835

Many writers regard John Cary as one of the finest of English cartographers. his maps, of course are not decorative in the seventeenth-century sense but he came on the scene at a time when the large-scale county maps had recently become available, roads were being used as never before and accurate geographical information from distant countries was being received in greater and greater detail. His fine craftsmanship and ability as an engraver enabled him to make the fullest use of these sources and from them he produced a wide range of maps of great accuracy and clarity. His work covered not only county maps but world atlases, road maps, town and canal plans, sea charts and terrestrial and celestial globes. His business was eventually taken over by G. F. Cruchley (fl. 1822-75) who continued to use Cary's engravings throughout his life and its is believed that some plates were still in use in the present century. Listed below is a summary of his more important publications:

1786 Actual Survey of the country fifteen miles round London (8vo)
1787 New and Correct English Atlas (4to)
1793-1831 Numerous re-issues
1789 Camden's Britannia
1806 re-issued
1790 Cary's Traveller's Companion (8vo)
1791-1828 Numerous re-issues
1794 New Maps of England and Wales with part of Scotland (4to)
1798-1828 Cary's New Itinerary
11 re-issues
1805 (with J. Stockdale) New British Atlas
1808 Cary's New Universal Atlas
1809 Cary's English Atlas
1811, 1818, 1828, 1834 re-issued
1813 New Elementary Atlas
Ref. Antique Maps by Carl Moreland and David Bannister pp174

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