Книга: John Cary «The Astrarium Improved, or Views of the Principal Fixed Stars and Constellations, represented of .»
Производитель: "Книга по Требованию" Воспроизведено в оригинальной авторской орфографии. ISBN:978-5-8811-9431-4 Издательство: "Книга по Требованию" (2012)
ISBN: 978-5-8811-9431-4 |
John Cary
John Cary (circa 1754-1835) was an 18th century English
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
In his later life he collaborated on geological maps with the geologist William Smith. [ David Smith, ‘Cary, John (1755–1835)’, rev., Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004] His business was eventually taken over by G. F. Cruchley (1822-1875).
Cary's major works include:
*Actual Survey of the country fifteen miles around London (1786)
*New and Correct English Atlas (1787)
*Camden's Britannia (1789) - "maps for 1789 and 1806 editions"
*Cary's Survey of the High Roads from London (1790)
*Cary's Traveller's Companion (1790)
*New Maps of England and Wales with part of Scotland (1794)
*Inland Navigation; or Select Plans of the Several Navigable Canals throughout Britain (1795)
*Cary's New Itinerary (1798)
*New British Atlas (1805) "with John Stockdale"
*Cary's New Universal Atlas (1808)
*Cary's English Atlas (1809)
*New Elementary Atlas (1813)
External links
* [http://www.mostlymaps.com/reference/Map-Makers/john-carey.php Brief biography at Mostly Maps]
References
*Allen, P. (1992). "The Atlas of Atlases". London: Ebury Press.
*Moreland, C. & Bannister, D. (1989) "Antique Maps". London: Phaidon Christies
*Tooley, R. V. (1987) "Maps and Map-Makers". London: Batsford
Источник: John Cary
Другие книги схожей тематики:
Автор | Книга | Описание | Год | Цена | Тип книги |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Cary | The Astrarium Improved, or Views of the Principal Fixed Stars and Constellations, represented of . | Воспроизведено в оригинальной авторской орфографии. ISBN:978-5-8811-9431-4 — Книга по Требованию, Подробнее... | 2012 | 947 | бумажная книга |
См. также в других словарях:
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 … Wikipedia
Cary — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Cary imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = meaning = region = origin = related names = footnotes = Cary may refer to:urname*Cary family *Alice Cary *Annie Louise Cary *Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland… … Wikipedia
John C. Morgan — Infobox Military Person name= Col. John Cary MorganUnited States Army Air Corps born= birth date|1914|08|24 died= death date and age|1991|01|17|1914|08|24 placeofbirth= Seattle, Washington placeofdeath= placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery… … Wikipedia
Cary Grant — (1973) Cary Grant [ kærɪ grɑ:nt] (* 18. Januar 1904 in Bristol, England; † 29. November 1986 in Davenport, Iowa, USA; eigentlich Arc … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cary Hardee — Cary Augustus Hardee (* 13. November 1876 im Taylor County, Florida; † 21. November 1957 in Live Oak, Florida), war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1921 bis 1925 der 23. Gouverneur von Florida. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cary Elwes — en avril 2010 Données clés Nom de naissance Ivan Simon Cary Elwes Naissan … Wikipédia en Français