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CARY, John : Cary's Traveller's Companion, or, a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales; shewing the immediate Route 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

Printed for John Cary, Engraver, and Map-seller, Strand, London, 1817

Sextodecimo (185 x 115 mm.), modern half calf, marbled paper boards, blind ruled. Gilt ruled panels to spine with gilt title label. Engraved title, advertisement and contents, with general map and 42 county maps, that of Yorkshire folding and backed on publishers silk, all in early outline colour, placed in pairs facing each other, pp. 16 of tables, in good condition.

The first edition of this second series of John Cary’s 'Traveller’s Companion' was published in 1806. In the interim issues had appeared dated 1810, 1812 and 1814. This 1817 example bears the same title with just the date in the imprint altered. All the maps now bear imprints with similar date and there are alterations to the detail on the maps. The list of Market and Borough Towns at the end is expanded and now fills the fifth page. The ensuing list of Routes is also reset. There is now no imprint of the printer. Chubb (1927) 280; Fordham (1925a) pp. 39; Smith 'The Map Collector' 43 pp. 40-47.

CARY, John : 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

Printed for John Cary, Engraver, Map & Printseller, Strand, London, 1 Jan. 1791-[92]

Octavo (180 x 115 mm.), recent half red calf by Bayntun, red cloth boards, spine with two raised bands and gilt embossed titles, later endpapers. With engraved title page, Advertisement and Contents and 43 engraved maps printed back to back, all in early outline colour, that of Yorkshire folding, 6 page Index bound at the front, in good condition.

This is the second edition of the smallest of three English county atlases produced by John Cary. The ‘Advertisement’ for Cary’s New Itinerary for 1802 described it as being an abridgement of the New and Correct English Atlas of 1787-89. The immense success of that work clearly encouraged Cary to issue a smaller, pocket size version for the traveller. It was designed to be of use to them on the widening network of turnpike roads. Travel is at the core of each of the maps, the clear feature of each is the road network. The Advertisement at the beginning stated his intent, ‘With an anxious desire to render this work useful to travellers, the Proprietor has paid every attention to accuracy, and in the endeavour to render it of real utility …’On each map Cary is prominently identified as the engraver. Above the title on each map may be found a compass rose with the points of the compass, these indicate the orientation of the map. In the border below are found a list of distances to London from key towns and cities found within. The seven-page Index at the end compacts a considerable amount of information. The market days for each town are given, borough towns are marked with an asterisk with the number of their representatives given in brackets. Cities and universities are given in capital letters. As might be expected, a clear and detailed method. The work proved extremely popular. So much so that not one, but two, entirely new series of copper plates were produced during the lifetime of the work as the plates wore out. The imprint date on all but that of Yorkshire has been altered to 1 September 1792 and the index is now in six pages. Provenance: manuscript ownership inscription of J. Milbourne of Hammersmith to title page; private English collection. Chubb 275; ESTC N26954; Fordham (1925) pp. 35-7; Shirley (2004) T.Cary 3c; Smith 'The Map Collector' 43 pp. 40-47; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).

CARY, John : Cary's Traveller's Companion, or, a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales; shewing the immediate Route 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

John Cary, Engraver, and Map-seller, Strand, London, 1806

Octavo (165 x 105 mm.), modern half calf, marbled paper boards, blind ruled, spine with gilt ruling and red calf gilt title label, later endpapers. With engraved title page, Advertisement, Contents, general map and 40 maps of the counties, that of Yorkshire folding with binders tear repaired, North and South Wales, in all 43 maps, all in early outline colour and bound facing each other, index of 'Market and Borough Towns' in pp. 5, 'Routes; Exhibiting the Direct Road' in pp. 11. advert of 'Works published by John Cary' in pp. 2, in good condition.

This is the FIRST EDITION of the SECOND SERIES of the smallest of three English county atlases produced by John Cary. The immense success of the work wore out the plates requiring an entirely new series of copper plates to be made. Only one other work required a new series of copper plates. It was also by Cary; the New and Correct English Atlas, of which this was a pocket sized version. It was designed to be of use to travellers on the widening network of turnpike roads. Travel is at the core of each of the maps, the clear feature of each is the road network. The Advertisement at the beginning stated his intent, ‘With an anxious desire to render this work useful to travellers, the Proprietor has paid every attention to accuracy, and in the endeavour to render it of real utility …’On each map Cary is prominently identified as the engraver. Above the title on each map may be found a compass rose with the points of the compass, these indicate the orientation of the map. In the border below are found a list of distances to London from key towns and cities found within. All of the maps now bear the date 1806. The maps are printed on one side only and bound facing each other in pairs. Minor alterations occur to most maps and canals are added to some. The entirely reset text at the end of the work is expanded. The ‘Market and Borough Towns’ list now on five pages, compacts a considerable amount of information. The market days for each town are given, borough towns are marked with an asterisk with the number of their representatives given in brackets. Cities and universities are given in capital letters. In this version it is expanded with a number at the end of the column corresponding to the route to it from the Metropolis as listed in the complimentary eleven page ‘Routes Exhibiting the Direct Road’. It describes 141 roads, each listing the major towns passed through and the county maps on which it may be found. This is a reduction of the text found in the the larger format Cary's New and Correct English Atlas. Provenance: private English collection. Chubb (1927) no. 276; Fordham (1925) pp. 37-8 (not recognising it as a new series); Smith, D. (1988); Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).

CARY, John : Cary's Traveller's Companion, or, a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales; shewing the immediate Route 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 [bound with] Cary's New Itinerary or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads

Printed for G. & J Cary. Engravers, No. 86 St. James's Street, London, 1826

Octavo (185 x 115 mm.), modern half calf, marbled paper boards, ornate blind ruling, spine with blind ruled compartments, red calf gilt title label. With folding general map, engraved title to New Itinerary dated 1826, dedication, pp. (8), 41, (1), (62), (66), engraved title to Traveller's Companion dated 1826, contents leaf, advertisement, general map of England and Wales, 40 county maps, that of Yorkshire folding (bound at the back), North and South Wales, in all 43 maps all in early outline colour, 6 folding maps from the New Itinerary in early outline colour, pp. (298), [597]-1070, (1), margin to Leicestershire reinforced, otherwise in good condition.

On 17 January 1820, John Cary’s premises on the Strand burned down. The fire also destroyed his brother William’s premises next door. The business moved to 86 St. James's Street shortly thereafter. John was now about 66 years old and chose this moment to retire to the King’s Road in Chelsea and died in 1835 aged 81. The business was continued by his sons George (1787-1859) and John (1791-1852). It is not known if the plates for the Traveller’s Companion were lost in the fire or that they were again worn by overuse. Whichever it was, in 1822 a new series of copper plates was introduced. This series under new management were slightly different. Notable alterations are the removal of John Cary’s name as engraver either side of the title at the top. The plates are now all undated and bear the imprint of G & J Cary below. A subtler change to the plates occurs in the alteration of the place-names on those of Berkshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northants, Rutland, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Westmoreland, North Wales and South Wales. These are now read from west to east. This example is the third edition of the new series. The maps are printed on one side only and bound facing each other in pairs. This example is bound with Cary's large New Itinerary full of further data and seven further maps. Provenance: ownership inscription dated 1827 on first original endpaper, Chubb (1927) no. 284a; Fordham (1925a) p. 39; Smith (1988a); Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).

CARY, John : 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

Printed for John Cary, Engraver, Map & Printseller, Strand, London, 1 Jan. 1791-[92]

Small quarto (160 x 105 mm.), full contemporary marbled calf, ornate gilt panelled, rebacked with gilt ruled compartments, marbled endpapers. With engraved title page, Advertisement and Contents and 43 engraved maps bound back-to-back, all in early outline colour, that of Yorkshire folding with binders tear repaired by backing on paper, Index with an advert leaf on verso of final leaf pp. 7, (1), endpapers detaching, otherwise in good condition.

This is the second edition of the smallest of three English county atlases produced by John Cary. The ‘Advertisement’ for 'Cary’s New Itinerary' for 1802 described it as being an abridgement of the 'New and Correct English Atlas' of 1787-89. The immense success of that work clearly encouraged Cary to issue a smaller, pocket size version for the traveller. It was designed to be of use to them on the widening network of turnpike roads. Travel is at the core of each of the maps, the clear feature of each is the road network. The Advertisement at the beginning stated his intent, ‘With an anxious desire to render this work useful to travellers, the Proprietor has paid every attention to accuracy, and in the endeavour to render it of real utility …’On each map Cary is prominently identified as the engraver. Above the title on each map may be found a compass rose with the points of the compass, these indicate the orientation of the map. In the border below are found a list of distances to London from key towns and cities found within. The seven-page Index at the end compacts a considerable amount of information. The market days for each town are given, borough towns are marked with an asterisk with the number of their representatives given in brackets. Cities and universities are given in capital letters. As might be expected, a clear and detailed method. The work proved extremely popular. So much so that not one, but two, entirely new series of copper plates were produced during the lifetime of the work as the plates wore out. The imprint date on all but that of Yorkshire has been altered to 1 September 1792. The original index and advert are retained indicating an early issue. Provenance: private English collection. Chubb (1927) 274; ESTC T225279; Fordham (1924) p. 40; Fordham (1925) pp. 35-7; Shirley (2004) T.Cary 3c; Smith (1988) pp. 40-47; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).

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