Hertfordshire antique map published 1812 by cartographer John Cary


Hertfordshire (Herts) Georgian antique map by cartographer John Cary. Published 1812 in his “Traveller’s Companion.” Original outline hand colouring. Paper size 7.25 x 4.25 inches. note position of compass! Nice example of Cary’s work. Much cleaner than scan suggests.

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Hertfordshire antique map published 1812 by cartographer John Cary. Hertfordshire, (often abbreviated Herts) is a county in southern England, bordered by Bedfordshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the northeast, Essex to the east, Buckinghamshire to the west and Greater London to the south.  The five modern principal towns are Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford, St Albans and Hertford. Hertford, once the main market town for the medieval agricultural county, derives its name from a hart (stag) and a ford, used as the components of the county’s coat of arms and flag. Elevations are high for the region in the north and west. These reach over 240m in the western projection around Tring which is in the Chilterns. The county’s borders are approximately the watersheds of the Colne and Lea; both flowing to the south; each accompanied by a canal. Hertfordshire’s undeveloped land is mainly agricultural.


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