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 Michael Drayton's Polyolbion, 1612/22. button

 Christopher Saxton's Map of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1576.
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 Richard Brathwaite's Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England, 1638. button

 John Jansson's map of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1646.
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 Samuel Simpson's the Agreeable Historian or Compleat Travellers Guide, 1746. button

 John Ogilby's strip maps for Westmorland and Cumberland, 1675.
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 Thomas West's Guide to the Lakes, 1778-1821; 11th edition 1821 transcribed. button

 Robert Morden's maps of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1695.
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 Extracts and prints from William Gilpin's Observations on the Picturesque, 1786. button

 Thomas West's Map of the Lakes, 1784 onwards.
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 Joseph Farington's prints of the lakes, 1789. button

 Peter Crosthwaite's maps of lakes, 1783-94.
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 Extracts and prints from Dr Syntax's Tour in search of the Picturesque, 1812. button

 James Clarke's maps of lakes, 1787.
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 Jonathan Otley's Concise Description of the English Lakes, 1823-1849; 5th edition 1835 transcribed. button

 John Cary's New Itinerary ... of the Great Roads ... England and Wales, 1798, 2nd edn 1802, parts in Cumbria.
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 Thomas Rose's Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated, 1832-35. button

 Jonathan Otley's Map of the District of the Lakes, 1818 onwards.
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 William Ford's Description of Scenery in the Lake District, 1839; 3rd edn 1843 transcribed. button

 William Ford's Map of the Lake District, 1839; from his guide book, 3rd edn 1843.
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 Harriet Martineau's Complete Guide to the English Lakes, 1855; 1st edn transcribed. button

 John Garnett's Map of the English Lakes, 1850s-60s. Used as the base map for Ruthven's geological map in Martineau's guide book.
thanks
 We are grateful for help we have received from both public and private collections; particularly:-

  Andrew Aindow
  Chris Chambers
  David Webb
  Vivian Wright

  Armitt Library and Museum, Ambleside
  Hampshire CC Museums Service
  Kendal Library, Local Studies
  Carlisle Library, Local Studies
  Keswick Museum
  Winchester College
  Wordsworth Trust, Dove Cottage
BEWARE The material in this site comes from active and growing databases which record ongoing research. We may have facts wrong; we may have inconsistencies; we're doing our best.

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