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Catalog Number |
2014.21.66 |
Object Name |
Map |
Description |
John Cary Northamptonshire Hand-colored engraving London, 1787 Map with colored elements by John Cary: Northamptonshire, county in the East Midlands of England, landlocked between eight other counties. The regions, cities, towns, et cetera, are clearly identified on the map, larger settlements marked with castle/cathedral icon or green miniature park plan, i.e. "Laxton Hall" middle right of map. Borders, forests, parks, main roads, and fields, colored, some texture, small roads and rivers, not colored, some texture. Decorative black and white title and credit cartouche with compass lines and fleur-de-lis, bottom right of map, scale below. Measurement marks surround black double line border, directional notation in English, "Longitude West from London", bottom left of map. Foxing spots scattered on surface, back, and toning around edges of map. Paper damage, bottom of crease. Text page attached to back of map. |
Title |
Northamptonshire |
Date |
1787 |
Role of Creator |
Cartographer |
Creator |
Cary, John |
Medium |
hand color engraving |
Material |
paper |
Dimensions |
H-9.625 W-12.125 inches |
Credit line |
Gift of Jeffery M. Leving, Founder, Fathers’ Rights |
Place of Origin |
Europe/England/London |
Subjects |
England Northamptonshire |