A MAP OF OXFORDSHIRE FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES
£110
Attractive large detailed map of Oxfordshire. from Camden's Britannia. Roads and rivers marked.
Compass rose.
Excellent hand colour.
Mint condition.
code : M3535
Cartographer : CARY John
Date : 1789 London
Size : 63*40 cms
availability : Available
Price : £110
John Cary (1755-1835) was a renowned and active map engraver and publisher, working between 1787 and 1834 in London. Cary’s publications did much to advance the quality and clarity of data presentation on maps. His county maps for Richard Gough’s edition of Camden’s Britannia in 1789 evidenced much improved hachuring (shading to show land relief and physical features) when compared with earlier examples – Cary’s hachuring was much less overbearing than that used by other mapmakers at this time and did not obscure map data.
