COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
General Map (London Environs).
Obj Height cm:
19
Obj Width cm:
26
Note:
Shows routes detailed in atlas; it is a cartographic index to the atlas page numbers.
Reference:
P5202; Fordham p40.
Full Title:
General Map (London Environs). Published by J. Cary, Strand, as the Act directs, July 1st, 1790.
List No:
2724.001
Series No:
3
Pub Date:
1790
Pub Title:
Cary's Survey of the High Roads From London to ... On a Scale of one Inch to a Mile; wherein Every Gentleman's Seat, situate on, or seen from the Road, (however distant) are laid down, with the name of the Possessor; to which is added The Number of Inns on each separate route; also, the different Turnpike Gates, shewing The Connection which one trust has with another. London: Printed for J. Cary, Engraver & Map seller, the corner of Arundel Street, Strand. July 1st, 1790.
Pub Reference:
P5202; Fordham p40.
Pub Note:
1st edition. Three other editions to 1810. In style, this has more similarity to the Moore and Jones, 1802, than the Colles, 1789. Maps in color showing roads with houses, inns, rivers, hills, heaths and commons, and gentlemens' seats.
Pub List No:
2724.000
Pub Maps:
82
Pub Height cm:
22
Pub Width cm:
15
Image No:
2724001
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
J. Cary
Type:
Atlas Map
Country:
England
City:
London (England)
Region:
London Vicinity
Subject:
Roads
Engraver or Printer:
Cary, John
Publication Author:
Cary, John
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Author:
Cary, John
Date:
1790
General Map (London Environs).
