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| Keywords: 1806 Cary Map of Tartary or Central Asia - Geographicus - Tartary-cary-1806.jpg An exceptionally beautiful example of John Cary ™s important 1806 map of Chinese and Independent Tartary Covers Central Asia from the Caspian Sea to Japan extends as far north as the Obskaia Sea and as far south as India Burma and the Philippines Includes the modern day nations of Tibet Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Kirgizstan Tajikistan and Mongolia One of Cary ™s most interesting maps Central Asia despite hundreds of years of passing trade on the Silk Routes was still at the turn of the century a largely unknown land Cary attempts to show some of the Silk Route passages especially to the north of the Gobi but ultimately admits The Geography of these parts is extremely obscure All in all one of the most interesting and few maps of Central Asia to appear in first years of the 19th century Prepared in 1806 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas 1806 dated Size in 20 18 5 object history credit line accession number Tartary-cary-1806 Cary John <i>Cary's New Universal Atlas containing distinct maps of all the principal states and kingdoms throughout the World From the latest and best authorities extant </i> London Printed for J Cary Engraver and Map-seller No 181 near Norfolk Street Strand 1808 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by John Cary 1806 maps Maps of Tartary Old maps of Asia Old maps of the Sea of Japan Maps in English Old maps of Korea 19th-century maps of China Old maps of Japan Maps of the history of Vietnam Maps of the South China Sea Maps of the Qing Dynasty | ||||
