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| Keywords: 1799 Cary Map of Franconia, Germany ( Nuremburg ) - Geographicus - Franconia-cary-1799.jpg An extremely attractive example of John Cary �s 1799 map of Franconia Germany Covers from Upper Saxony south to Swabia west to the Lower Rhine and west to the Bavaria Includes the important mediaeval and renaissance center of Nuremburg Today Franconia is a historic district and has been consolidated with Bavaria Highly detailed with color coding according to region Shows forests cities palaces forts roads and rivers All in all one of the most interesting and attractive atlas maps Franconia to appear in first years of the 19th century Prepared in 1799 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas 1799 dated Size in 20 5 18 5 object history credit line accession number Franconia-cary-1799 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 1799 maps Old maps of Germany Franconian Circle Franconia | ||||
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