Cary's new itinerary: or, An accurate delineation of the great roads, both direct and cross throughout England and Wales : with many of the principal roads in Scotland. From an actual admeasurement by John Cary; made by command of His Majesty's postmaster general, for official purposes under the direction and inspection of Thomas Hasker Esqr., Surveyor and Superintendant of the Mail Coaches. This work shows the immediate route from the metropolis to all parts of England and Wales, and from town to town . the cities, market, borough and corporate towns . also the inns . and stage coaches . the noblemen and gentlemen's seats situate near the roads, a list of the packet boats and their time of sailing, copious indexes, maps of the I. of Wight,

Cary, J. ; Hasker, T. ; Gosnell, S.

Published by Printed for J. Cary, No. 181 Strand, 1812, Fifth edition, containing upwards of 9000 additional places, 1812

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Contemporary calf, red leather spine-label, 8vo, 20 cm, [56] pp, 124 columns, [52] pp, 870 columns, 871-941 pp, [2] pp ads, [7] folded maps with hand-colouring. The maps and numbers of pages forming each are: (1) England & Wales - 6; (2) Isle of Wight - 2; (3) Environs of London - 2; (4) Environs of Bath - 2; (5) Environs of Brighton - 2; (6) Environs of Margate and Ramsay - 2; (7) (4) Environs of Cheltenham - 2. Covers rubbed and scuffed with scrape to rear board, front joint attached at top only, although binding remains firm, a few leaves darkened and stained, occasional small marks and one or two closed edge-tears, the first map with tears to the joints, not a bad copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-39664

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Title: Cary's new itinerary: or, An accurate ...

Publisher: Printed for J. Cary, No. 181 Strand, 1812, Fifth edition, containing upwards of 9000 additional places

Publication Date: 1812

Binding: Hardcover