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Cary’s Traveller’s Companion, Or, A Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and wales, Shewing the immediate Rout to every Market and Borough Town throughout the Kingdom, Laid down from the best Authorities, on a New Set of County Maps, To which is added An Alphabetical List of all the Market Towns with the Days on which they are held. London: Printed for John Cary, Engraver. Map & Printseller, Strand. 1st, Jan., 1790. Nineteenth Century custom leather folding case with pencil holder/pencil, unmarked travel notebook included, no pagination, 42 cities listed in Index + 7 pp Market Town list , LACKING FOLD-OUT MAP OF YORKSHIRE , 6.25 x 4.25”, 12mo. In fair condition. Leather case is lightly scuffed at edges and corners. Top edge gilt. Off-setting to front and rear covers from leather clasp. Front gutter beginning to split at tail; binding exposed. Small age-stains on front end-page and fly-leaf. Light toning throughout text-block; mostly at edges of leaves. Maps present well, overall clean. Separate notebook detached at head - fragile. Some pencil marginalia on first leaf of notebook, but otherwise notebook is blank. Rear gutter split - binding exposed. Binding is intact, but hinges are fragile inside leather case. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. John Cary (c. 1754 – 1835) was an English cartographer. Cary served his apprenticeship as an engraver in London, before setting up his own business in the Strand in 1783. He soon gained a reputation for his maps and globes, his atlas, The New and Correct English Atlas published in 1787, becoming a standard reference work in England. In 1794 Cary was commissioned by the Postmaster General to survey England's roads . This resulted in Cary's New Itinerary (1798), a map of all the major roads in England and Wales. He also produced Ordnance Survey maps prior to 1805. In his later life he collaborated on geological maps with the geologist William Smith. His business was eventually taken over by G. F. Cruchley (1822–1880). LACKING FOLD-OUT YORKSHIRE MAP . Otherwise complete. Rare pocket edition atlas in custom leather slipcase. RAREB1790DNOC - 07/24 - HK1833 FORN-SHELF-0460-BB-2410-HKREV109