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item:-
Armitt Library :
A1213.1
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Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in
Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5
miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about
1784.
Inserted in Thomas West's Guide to the Lakes, 5th edition,
1793.
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map feature:-
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north point (N fleur de lys, E cross) & up is W &
scale line & table of symbols & sea plain &
coast form lines & rivers & lakes & relief &
hill hachuring & county & settlements & roads
(routes in the guide with solid lines, other routes dotted)
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inscription:-
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printed left middle
A MAP / of the / LAKES / in / Cumberland, Westmorland /
and / Lancashire.
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inscription:-
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printed bottom left and right
Paas sculp. / No.53 Holborn
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scale line:-
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5 miles = 35.2 mm
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map type:-
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West 1784 map (Lakes/Cum)
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wxh, sheet:-
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40x21.5cm
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wxh, map:-
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375x191mm
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scale:-
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1 to 230000 ? (from scale line)
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General notes
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A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and
Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by
Paas, 53 Holborn, London, included in the Guide to the Lakes
by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal,
Westmorland, and in London, from the 3rd edition 1784, to
1821.
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