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Richard Brathwaite's Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England, 1638. button

Christopher Saxton's Map of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1576.
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Samuel Simpson's the Agreeable Historian or Compleat Travellers Guide, 1746. button

John Jansson's map of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1646.
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Thomas West's Guide to the Lakes, 1778-1821; 11th edition 1821 transcribed. button

John Ogilby's strip maps for Westmorland and Cumberland, 1675.
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Joseph Farington's prints of the lakes, 1789. button

Robert Morden's maps of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1695.
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Extracts and prints from Dr Syntax's Tour in search of the Picturesque, 1812. button

Thomas West's Map of the Lakes, 1784 onwards.
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Jonathan Otley's Concise Description of the English Lakes, 1823-1849; 5th edition 1835 transcribed. button

Peter Crosthwaite's maps of lakes, 1783-94.
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Thomas Rose's Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated, 1832-35. button

James Clarke's maps of lakes, 1787.
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William Ford's Description of Scenery in the Lake District, 1839; 3rd edn 1843 transcribed. button

Jonathan Otley's Map of the District of the Lakes, 1818 onwards.
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William Ford's Map of the Lake District, 1839; from his guide book, 3rd edn 1843.

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


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