Joseph Lloyd Carr

English counties crowded with history, literature and local lore make the maps of Joseph Lloyd Carr a delight to browse. Car...

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English counties crowded with history, literature and local lore make the maps of Joseph Lloyd Carr a delight to browse. Carr (1912–1994), the writer and independent publisher usually known as J. L. Carr, produced these imaginative maps alongside his books and small publications. Rather than serving as road maps, they fill the outlines of counties such as Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Suffolk and Westmorland with historical, literary and local references, keeping the character of older county geography. Their handwritten look and dense incidental detail invite the eye to wander across the page. Some are later impressions, so a sheet's date need not be when Carr first created the design.

English counties crowded with history, literature and local lore make the maps of Joseph Lloyd Carr a delight to browse. Carr (1912–1994), the writer and independent publisher usually known as J. L. Carr, produced these imaginative maps alongside his books and small publications. Rather than serving as road maps, they fill the outlines of counties such as Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Suffolk and Westmorland with historical, literary and local references, keeping the character of older county geography. Their handwritten look and dense incidental detail invite the eye to wander across the page. Some are later impressions, so a sheet's date need not be when Carr first created the design.

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