CZECH REPUBLIC 1801 JOHN CARY UNUSUAL ANTIQUE ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVED MAP

A New Map of Bohemia and Moravia, from the Latest Authorities. By J. Cary.

Description: Striking and highly detailed unusual 1801 John Cary's copper engraved colored map of Bohemia and Moravia. Covers the territory claimed by the modern day Czech Republic. Offers stupendous detail and color coding according to region. All in all, one of the most interesting and attractive atlas maps Bohemia to appear in first years of the 19th century. Prepared in 1801 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas.

Date: 1801 ( dated )

Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 63,9 x 54,2

Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Map old original colored. Quite top and lower margins. Wide lateral margins. Small foxing and browning. Small tear at the lower side near central folding. Map folded. Conditions are as you can see in the images.

Cartographers: John Cary (c. 1754 – 1835) was an English cartographer. Cary served his apprenticeship as an engraver in London, before setting up his own business in the Strand in 1783. He soon gained a reputation for his maps and globes, his atlas, The New and Correct English Atlas published in 1787, becoming a standard reference work in England. In 1794 Cary was commissioned by the Postmaster General to survey England's roads. This resulted in Cary's New Itinerary (1798), a map of all the major roads in England and Wales. He also produced Ordnance Survey maps prior to 1805. In his later life he collaborated on geological maps with the geologist William Smith.[His business was eventually taken over by G. F. Cruchley (1822–1875).