Image: 1799 Cary Map of Prussia and Lithuania - Geographicus - Prussia-cary-1799

Description: An extremely attractive example of John Cary’s 1799 map of Prussia. Covers from Pomerania eastward along the Baltic Coast as far as Poland, extends south to Soldau and north past Lithuania to Memel (modern day Klaipeda). Offers stupendous detail and color coding according to region. All in all, one of the most interesting and attractive atlas maps Prussia to appear in first years of the 19th century. Prepared in 1799 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas .
Title: A New Map of the Kingdom of Prussia, with its Divisions into Provinces and Governments; from the Latest Authorities.
Credit: This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, a specialist dealer in rare maps and other cartography of the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, as part of a cooperation project.
Author: John Cary
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