{"product_id":"antique-1793-john-cary-map-of-somersetshire-somerset-hand-coloured-framed","title":"Antique 1793 John Cary Map of Somersetshire Somerset Hand Coloured Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original antique copper-engraved map of \u003cstrong\u003eSomersetshire\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Cary\u003c\/strong\u003e (1755-1835), published in London 1st January 1793 for \u003cem\u003eCary's New and Correct English Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e. Presented in a glazed gilt-and-wood frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCary is regarded as the finest English county cartographer of his generation; his maps favour clarity and accuracy over heavy ornament and were considered the equal of the early Ordnance Survey. This example retains its \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal outline hand-colouring\u003c\/strong\u003e and shows the county in fine detail with the Bristol Channel, neighbouring Gloucestershire, Dorset and South Wales, a compass star and engraved scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse carries a collector's descriptive note recording it as a print from the original 1787 plate as issued in the 1793 atlas. Clean engraving with good plate impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e engraved imprint to lower margin, 'London Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1793 by J. Cary Engraver \u0026amp; Map seller Strand'. \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 35 x 30 cm in the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e good for age; light toning and occasional spotting as normal; original colour. Sold framed and ready to hang. Photographs form part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarefully packed and dispatched promptly. UK and international postage available; combined postage offered on multiple purchases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moffitts Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231170875676,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4630\/0188\/files\/57_e4579125-4ef9-4d54-9d38-d4c52b6cd7c6.jpg?v=1782371151","url":"https:\/\/moffitts.co.uk\/products\/antique-1793-john-cary-map-of-somersetshire-somerset-hand-coloured-framed","provider":"Moffitts Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}