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John Cary (1755-1835) was a British cartographer and publisher best known for his clean engraving and distinct style which influenced the entire map industry. Born in Wiltshire, John was apprenticed to an engraver in London. He started his own business by 1782 and moved to several premises before settling at 86 St James’s Street in 1820.

Cary had several significant collaborations during his career. John Wallis and Cary diversified Cary’s business to include broader publishing projects. Brother William and John made globes together, while brother Francis participated in the company’s engraving work. Finally, geologist William Smith and Cary developed and sold geological maps, some of the first of their kind. The pair also produced a notable series of county maps starting in 1819. Cary’s atlases, of English counties and the world, were the standard texts of the early nineteenth century. He was appointed surveyor of roads to the General Post Office in 1794, which led to the New Itinerary, first published in 1798.  

John trained his son, George, in engraving and George and his other son, John Jr., took over the business in 1821. It was then known as G. and J. Cary and continued in trade until 1850. The firm’s materials were then acquired by George Frederick Cruchley and then Gall and Inglis. By the time John died in 1835, Cary was the authoritative name in private map publishing and his business was a leader in the field throughout the first half of the nineteenth century.

Place/Date:
London / 1781
Size:
6.5 x 4.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81641
Place/Date:
London / 1789
Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
88732
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
97604
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
19.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
108023
Place/Date:
London / 1800 circa
Size:
20.25 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102882
Place/Date:
London / 1801
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
71199
Place/Date:
London / 1801
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
95944
Place/Date:
London / 1801
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
96008
Place/Date:
London / 1801
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
103111
Place/Date:
London / 1804
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
85780
Place/Date:
London / 1805
Size:
21 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
53810
Place/Date:
London / 1805
Size:
21 x 18.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
71311
Place/Date:
London / 1806
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
86710
Place/Date:
London / 1806
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
106247
Place/Date:
London / 1807
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
85560
Place/Date:
London / 1807
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
94371
Place/Date:
London / 1811
Size:
20.5 x 36 inches (if joined)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
94457
Place/Date:
London / 1813
Size:
26.5 x 30 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
63426

Archived

Place/Date:
London / 1781
Size:
15 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
59553
Place/Date:
London / 1785 circa
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
67713
Place/Date:
London / 1787
Size:
10.5 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
36359
Place/Date:
London / 1793
Size:
10.5 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
0059em
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
12625
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
3491
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
4750
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
8404
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
m0621
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
22 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
19215
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
19533
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
19660
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
19795
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
19796
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
19797
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
19798
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
18064
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
22933
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
20.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
22969
Place/Date:
London / 1799
Size:
19.5 x 18 inches (each)
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
40263