Cary's New and Correct English Atlas: being a New Set of County Maps from actual surveys. Exhibiting All the Direct & principal Cross Roads, Cities, Towns, and most considerable Villages, Parks, Rivers, Navigable Canals &c...
London: Printed for John Cary, 1787. First edition, 4to. Engraved title and dedication, plus 46 maps on 47 sheets - the West Riding of Yorkshire being over two sheets, some light foxing. Modern gilt titled brown buckram, a very good copy. The first printing of Cary's popular atlas - Chubb listing 10 editions over the next 45 years. "The maps of Cary are usually marked by the excellence of their workmanship as well as by a standard of accuracy far in advance of that attained in England before his time..." (from F.P. Sprent's introduction to the reprint of Chubb's bibliography). Chubb CCLX. Item #50225
Price: £800.00