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1804 Cary Map of Belgium and Luxembourg

Belgium-cary-1804
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A New Map of Netherlands, also of that part of Germany westward of the Rhine as ceded to the French and divided into their several departments, from the Latest Authorities. - Main View
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1804 Cary Map of Belgium and Luxembourg

Belgium-cary-1804


Title


A New Map of Netherlands, also of that part of Germany westward of the Rhine as ceded to the French and divided into their several departments, from the Latest Authorities.
  1804 (dated)     18.25 x 20.25 in (46.355 x 51.435 cm)

Description


Despite being entitled 'the Netherlands,' this map is John Cary's fine and attractive map of Belgium and Luxembourg. Belgium, as we know it today, did not emerge as an independent state until the Belgian Revolution of 1830. Highly detailed with color coding according to region. All in all, one of the most interesting and attractive atlas maps Belgium and Luxembourg to appear in first years of the 19th century. Prepared in 1804 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas.

Cartographer


John Cary (1754 - 1835) was a London based cartographer active in the early part of the 19th century. Ronald Vere Tooley, the prominent English map historian, writes of Cary, "As an engraver he was elegant and exact with fine clear lettering and great delicacy of touch." Cary began his work as an engraver, cartographer, and globe maker in 1776 with his New and Correct English Atlas. This important atlas represented a new phase in cartography where accuracy and detail rose in prominence over the decorative embellishments of the 18th century. This change was indicative of the times when travel and commerce were expanding globally as never before. Cary's mastery of both engraving and cartography resulted in a series of seminal works that redefined mapmaking in the early 19th century. His stupendous Cary's New Universal Atlas, published in 1808, set the standard for all cartographers who followed. Cary reissued this seminal atlas in 1811, 1819, 1824, 1828, 1833, 1836 and 1844. Cary also did considerable work on the English Ordinance Survey prior to 1805. His cartographic work particularly inspired the Edinburgh school of cartography as represented by John Pinkerton and John Thomson. In America, Cary's work was used as the basis for Tanner's important New American Atlas. Cary's last published atlas appeared posthumously in 1844, however, by 1850 Cary's work was being carried on by his sons and other well-known cartographers including James Wyld, John Tallis & Company, and Crutchley. More by this mapmaker...

Source


Cary, John, Cary's New Universal Atlas, containing distinct maps of all the principal states and kingdoms throughout the World. From the latest and best authorities extant. London: Printed for J. Cary, Engraver and Map-seller, No. 181, near Norfolk Street, Strand, 1808.    

Condition


Very good condition. Blank on verso. Minor buckling. Minor creasing to the left and right of centerfold at confined to bottom of map.

References


Rumsey 1657.015. Phillips (Atlases) 714. The Map Collector, issue 43, p. 40-47 (Atlas). National Maritime Museum, v. 3, no. 311.