South Wales

26x21 cm

SOUTH WALES | By JOHN CARY Engraver.
London: Publish'd Jan.^y 1.^st 1793 by J Cary Engraver & Mapseller, Strand.
Copper engraving by John Cary (1754-1835). This series of Maps, commonly known as his 'quarto' series, were published in Cary's New and Correct English Atlas and were justifiably popular, running to many editions from 1787 until about 1804. Worn plates were re-engraved extending the publication from 1808 until 1843 and lithographic transfers from the plates by later publishers continued publication until about 1876 giving a life of nearly 90 years for Cary's maps.
This example of the map of South Wales, in original hand colour, is from the 1793 edition and includes the original page of typeset text description of South Wales.