Art

Clear and accurate map of Prussia in what is now northern Poland and Lithuania. Title at top left, four scales below. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley says, 'As an engraver he was elegant and exact with fine clear lettering and great delicacy of touch'. Cary's New Universal Atlas, Containing Distinct Maps of All the Principal States and Kingdoms Throughout the World. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Very good condition. Size: 55 x 49 cm.