Subject: Scotland
Period: 1801 (dated)
Publication: Cary's New Universal Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
40 x 17.8 inches
101.6 x 45.2 cm
This handsome two-sheet English atlas map of the continent features numerous place names and impressive topographical detail. It extends to include the northern portion of Ireland and England with several notations touting fishing in the Atlantic including "Great Quantity of Cod Fish & Ling about the Islands" (Hebrides). The northern sheet also features inset maps of the Shetland and Orkney islands in the top corners. Engraved, published and sold by Cary at No. 181 Strand in London.
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Condition: B
Full contemporary color with moderate offsetting. The first image is a composite image - the map is in 2 separate sheets.
