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Road map, uncoloured engraving, A New Map of England and Wales, scale about 20 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 11th edn 1828.
The map is an index map for Cary's New Itinerary, 11th edn, 1828, having route references printed by roads on the map. It shows the principal roads of the country graded as Direct, Mail, or Cross roads. The map seems to be printed on two pieces of paper which are tipped in to face each other at the end of the preface.
   Cary 1798 map 1
map feature:- folded (printed in sections, leaving margins within the map for the folds) & oval cartouche & up is N & scale line & sea plain & coast shaded & county & table of data (counties) & settlements & roads & post roads
inscription:- printed title cartouche, lower left
A / NEW MAP / OF / ENGLAND AND WALES, / ADAPTED TO / CARY'S NEW ININERARY, / SHEWING / the Whole of the Rods, Direct & Cross / CONTAINED / In that Work.
inscription:- printed bottom centre
London : Published by G. & J. Cary No.86 St. James's Street.
inscription:- printed
REFERENCES / ... / 35 Lancashire / 36 Yorkshire / 37 Westmoreland / 38 Cumberland / 39 Durham / 40 Northumberland
table of counties
scale line:- 50 miles = 62.6 mm
wxh, sheet:- 42.5x53cm
wxh, map:- 41x50.5cm (?)
scale:- 1 to 1300000 ? (1 to 1285419 from scale line)