Asia According to the best Authorities by CAREY, Mathew - 1800

Philadelphia: CAREY, Matthew, 1800. unbound. very good(+). Map. Engraving. Uncolored. Image measures 12.5" x 14", sheet measures 13.75" x 14.75". In very good condition.<br/> <br/> Plate 19 from Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's Geography improved. A highly detailed map, is centered on the Bay of Bengal. Includes the Sea of Korea and Paracel islands. <br> <br> MMathew Carey (1760-1839) was an Irish-born American publisher, bookseller, and economist, as well as one the most important figures of early American cartography. Carey was based in Philadelphia, where he apprenticed for Benjamin Franklin before establishing his own book shop and publishing firm. He is credited with publishing the first American atlases, producing some of the best quality maps and most informative depictions of the United States in the early period after it gained independence.<br/> <br/>