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CARY, John
Cary's Traveller's Companion, or, a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales; shewing the immediate Route to every Market and Borough Town throughout the Kingdom. Laid down from the best Authorities, On A New Set Of County Maps. To which is added An Alphabetical List of all the Market Towns, with the Days on which they are held
Imprint: London, Printed for John Cary, Engraver, and Map-seller, Strand, 1817
Edition:
First Edition
Binding:
Hardback
Sextodecimo (185 x 115 mm.), modern half calf, marbled paper boards, blind ruled. Gilt ruled panels to spine with gilt title label. Engraved title, advertisement and contents, with general map and 42 county maps, that of Yorkshire folding and backed on publishers silk, all in early outline colour, placed in pairs facing each other, pp. 16 of tables, in good condition.
The first edition of this second series of John Cary’s 'Traveller’s Companion' was published in 1806. In the interim issues had appeared dated 1810, 1812 and 1814. This 1817 example bears the same title with just the date in the imprint altered. All the maps now bear imprints with similar date and there are alterations to the detail on the maps. The list of Market and Borough Towns at the end is expanded and now fills the fifth page. The ensuing list of Routes is also reset. There is now no imprint of the printer. Chubb (1927) 280; Fordham (1925a) pp. 39; Smith 'The Map Collector' 43 pp. 40-47.
Stock number:9915.
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