John Cary (c. 1754 – 1835) was an English cartographer.

Life

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

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, ''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

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. He also produced

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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).

Works

Cary's major works include: *''Actual Survey of the country fifteen miles around London'' (1786) *''New and Correct English Atlas'' (1787) *''Camden's Britannia'' (1789) - maps for 1789 and 1806 editions *''Cary's Survey of the High Roads from London'' (1790) *''Cary's Traveller's Companion'' (1790) *''New Maps of England and Wales with part of Scotland'' (1794) *''Inland Navigation; or Select Plans of the Several Navigable Canals throughout Britain'' (1795) A New Map of Upper & Lower Canada, from the Latest Authorities by John Cary, Engraver

A New Map of Upper & Lower Canada, from the Latest Authorities by John Cary, Engraver

*''Cary's New Itinerary'' (1798) *''A New Map of Scotland'' (1801) *''New British Atlas'' (1805), with John Stockdale *''A New map of chinese & independent Tartary'' (1806) *''Cary's New Universal Atlas'' (1808) *''Cary's English Atlas'' (1809) *''New Elementary Atlas'' (1813) *
Cary's New Itinerary
' (1817)

Notes

References

* *Allen, P. (1992). ''The Atlas of Atlases''. London: Ebury Press. *Moreland, C. & Bannister, D. (1989) ''Antique Maps''. London: Phaidon Christies *Tooley, R. V. (1987) ''Maps and Map-Makers''. London: Batsford

External links

Brief biography at Mostly Maps
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cary, John 1754 births 1835 deaths English cartographers Place of birth missing 18th-century English people 19th-century English people