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John Cary: A New Map of Ireland, Divided into its Provinces and Counties: Also, The Opposite Coasts of Scotland and Wales; shewing the several Ports form whence the Packets depart for Ireland. (

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Artist

John Cary (1755–1835)
Alternative names	J. Cary
Description	cartographer, printmaker, mapseller, printseller, globe maker and merchant
Date of birth/death	23 February 1755	16 August 1835
Location of birth/death	Corsley	Mortlake
Work period	1779 –1835
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q3446124 VIAF: 54449369 ISNI: 0000000109029713 LCCN: n82154813 NLA: 36591446 Oxford Dict.: 37265 WorldCat

Title

A New Map of Ireland, Divided into its Provinces and Counties: Also, The Opposite Coasts of Scotland and Wales; shewing the several Ports form whence the Packets depart for Ireland.

Description

English: John Cary’s wonderful 1799 Map of the Ireland. Depicts the Emerald Isle in considerable detail with color coding at the county and province level. Also includes parts of nearby Scotland and Wales. Figures above many of the town names denote distance along the roads from Dublin. Prepared in 1799 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas .

Date

1799 (dated)

Dimensions

height: 18 in (45.7 cm); width: 20.5 in (52 cm)

Accession number

Geographicus link: Ireland-cary-1799

Source/Photographer

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.

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