1811 Cary Dual Hemispheres World Map

DualHemispheres-cary-1811
$700.00
The Western Hemisphere. / The Eastern Hemisphere. - Main View
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1811 Cary Dual Hemispheres World Map

DualHemispheres-cary-1811

Culmination of Early 19th Century Cartography.
$700.00

Title


The Western Hemisphere. / The Eastern Hemisphere.
  1811 (dated)     20 x 35.25 in (50.8 x 89.535 cm)     1 : 30000000

Description


An impressive double hemisphere map of the world, prepared and published in 1811 by John Cary for his New Universal Atlas.
A Closer Look
Covering the western and eastern hemispheres, this map displays the known world, including recent discoveries by Cook, Vancouver, La Perouse, and others, with lines tracing their voyages. Approximations are made for the indigenous Maori names for the North and South Islands of New Zealand, Te Ika-a-Māui and Te Waipounamu, respectively. Much of the world, save for Antarctica, is mapped in outline, except for the northernmost part of North America, part of the northern coast of Australia, and New Guinea, while the interior of Africa remains Terra Incognita. Cities are labeled throughout, along with waterways, national boundaries, major roads and routes, mountains, forts, and other features. Some hazards and currents are depicted in the oceans.
Publication History and Census
This map was prepared by John Cary for the 1811 edition of his New Universal Atlas. It is independently cataloged among the holdings of the Newberry Library and the National Library of Australia. Cary first issued this map in 1799, but it was not included in the 1808 first edition of the New Universal Atlas, with the hemispheres being separated, making this its first appearance in the atlas (though it is near identical to the 1799 map).

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, J., Cary's New Universal Atlas, (London) 1811.    

Condition


Average. Backed on archival tissue. Several tears in the Southern Hemisphere repaired on verso with some small areas of infill.

References


OCLC 958162611, 870263645.