John Cary

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John Cary (circa 1754-1835) was an 18th century English cartographer.

Cary served his apprenticeship as an engraver in London, before setting up his own business in the Strand in 1783. He soon gained a reputation for his maps and globes, his atlas, The New and Correct English Atlas published in 1787, becoming a standard reference work in England.

In 1794 Cary was commissioned by the Postmaster General to survey England's roads. This resulted in Cary's New Itinerary (1798), a map of all the major roads in England and Wales. He also produced Ordnance Survey maps prior to 1805.

In his later life he collaborated with the geologist William Smith.

Other major works include a world atlas created between 1799 and 1807.

[edit] External links

• Brief biography at Mostly Maps

[edit] References

• Allen, P. (1992). The Atlas of Atlases. London: Ebury Press.