1794 Cary Hampshire IOW Map

IOW & Hampshire Map 1794

John Cary’s map of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight circa 1794 is section 15 of Cary’s Map of England.

Cary is one of the most prominent English map makers with a fine eye for detail and precision. This accuracy probably stemmed from his work as an engraver, which must have given him great patience and a gentle touch which served him well when creating larger maps.

Cary began his career as an engraver in London, where he also completed his apprenticeship, and then in 1783 he opened his own shop on the Strand. Soon after, he became well-known for his maps and globes, and his atlas, The New and Correct English Atlas, which was first published in 1787, rose to prominence as an authoritative source of information in England.

Cary began his work in 1794 after receiving a contract from the Postmaster General to examine the roads of England. Cary’s New Itinerary (1798), a map depicting all of the principal routes in England and Wales, was the product of this endeavour. Before the year 1805, he was also responsible for producing Ordnance Survey maps.

In his latter years, he worked closely with the geologist William Smith on the production of geological maps.

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