Cary's New Itinerary
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Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, including a general map
and a map of the Environs of the Lakes, by John Cary,
published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London,
1798; published 1798-1828
Published as Cary's New Itinerary, or an Accurate Delineation of the Geat Roads, both Direct & Cross, throughout England & Wales; with many of the principal Roads in Scotland. From an Actual Admeasurement made by Command of His Majesty's Postmaster General. London, 1798. In 1800, John Cary was the successful plaintiff in an action in the King's Bench Court for an infringement of his copyright in Cary's New Itinerary, against Francis Newberry publisher of the 12th edn of Paterson's Roads. Cary had the victory, but Paterson continued to be sold. In the trial there was evidence from Louis Herbert, a surveyor employed by John Cary:- '... that the price given him was nine pence per mile; his method was by a perambulator, & the orders he received from the plaintiff were to ascertian the whole of the turnings branching or running out of the road he was surveying, and to note every object of the smallest importance, or that could be of use to the traveller, and the exact distance of one stationary object from the other, wherever it could be in any degree useful; and to inform himself, as he proceeded, of the name of the resident of the different seats which came within his observation, as well as any other deserving notice. ...' Lord Kenyon, refusing a new trial, 1801 said:- 'I thought the Twelfth Edition of Paterson was a most impudent Plagiarism. They had used a Pair of Scissors, and only inserted a little of their own here and there.' A second issue was made in 1798. Published in a 2nd edn, '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 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. By JOHN CARY, Surveyor of the Roads to the General Post Office. To which are added, at the end of each Route, The Names of those Inns which supply Post Horses and Carriages; Accompanied with a most extensive Selection of NOBLEMEN & GENTLEMEN'S SEATS; A List of the Packet Boats, and their Time of sailing; COPIOUS INDEXES, &c. &c. SECOND EDITION with IMPROVEMENTS. / LONDON: Printed for JOHN CARY, No.181 Strand, 1802.' Published in a 3rd edn, 1806. Published in a 4th edn, 1810; four impressions. Published in a 5th edn, 1812; two impressions. Published in a 6th edn, 1815; two impressions. Published in a 7th edn, 1817; two impressions. Published in a 8th edn, 1819. Published in a 9th edn, 1821; two impressions. Published in a 10th edn, 1826. Published in an 11th edn 'CARY'S NEW INTINERARY 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. Late 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 in every direction; distinguishing also, THE CITIES, MARKET, BOROUGH AND CORPORATE TOWNS; And those at which the ASSIZES are held, and gives the time of the MAILS, ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE from each. Describes the Line of the Navigable Canals and the Course of the Rivers passed over; The Number of Houses and Inhabitants contained in each Town, And those INNS which supply Post Horses and Carriages, ALSO The INNS throughout the METROPOLIS, from which the MAIL And STAGE COACHES go, their time of departure & the ROUTE they severally take. A LIST OF THE CROSS COUNTRY STAGES: The NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN'S SEATS situate near the Roads; Maps of the I. of Wight, Environs of London, Bath, Brighton, the Lakes and Cheltenham. And a large Map of ENGLAND AND WALES adapted to the Work. ELEVENTH EDITION with IMPROVEMENTS. / LONDON: Published by G. & J. CARY, 86, St James's Street, May, 1828. The itineraries that have useful information for Westmorland and Cumberland (noted from the 11th edn, 1828; each page has two columns) - Great and Direct Roads from London, measured from Hicks Hall: to Port Patrick, through Manchester and Carlisle pp.331..340; to Glasgow pp.355..361; branch Kendal to Appleby p.369..370; branch Penrith to Kirkoswald p.372; branch Carlisle to Gilsland p.393; to Kendal through Halifax pp...406; branch Carnforth to Kendal p.411; branches Penrith to Abbey Holme, Penrith to Haltwhistle, Cockermouth to Allonby pp.413..414; branches Cockermouth to Maryport, Kendal to Hawkshead, Keswick to Ireby p.418; to Cockermouth and Workington, and to Witehaven pp.419..420; to Witehaven by Ulverston, or across the sands pp.421..422; brancch to Sedbergh p.428; to Kirkby Stephen p.429..430; branch Carlisle to Edinburgh pp.431..432; branch Carlisle to Bowness p.442 - Addenda: Staveley to Hawkshead p.571; Keswick to Cockermouth p.572 - Cross Roads: Carlisle to Allonby, Carlisle to Ireby, Carlisle to Maryport, Carlisle to Keswick, Carlisle to Cockermouth pp.701.. 704; Kendal to Dalton, Kendal to Richmond, Kendal to Brough pp.799..801; Newcatle upon Tyne to Carlisle, military road and mail road pp.859..861; Penrith to Durham by Barnard castle or Alston Moor, Penrith to Keswick pp.899..901. Various pages of stage coach listings mention places in Cumbria; these pages are not numbered, look for - Carlisle, Edinburgh through Carlisle, Glasgow through Carlisle, Kendal, Penrith, Whitehaven; and provincial stage coaches see routes from - Carlisle, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, York. |
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Fordham 1924 JandMN Collection HMCMS Map Collection David Webb Collection Wordsworth Trust Collection |
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| see:- | Hampshire Museums : B1990.1794.1 -- road map -- New Map of England and Wales | |
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private collection (20) -- road book -- Cary's New Itinerary | |