1793 - A fine original antique map by John Cary titled: " LEICESTERSHIRE" 
A very attractive and good sized antique engraved map with outline boundary hand colour. Map in good condition with no tears or repairs.
Taken from " Cary's New and Correct English Atlas Being a New set of County Maps from Actual Surveys "
Cary served his apprenticeship as an engraver in London before setting up his own business on the Strand in London 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. 
Overall size including backing paper 23.5cm x 31cm.