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Road book, New Traveller's Companion, including two road
maps with segments in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, by
Nathaniel Coltman, published by Robert H Laurie and James
Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1806; published
1806-34.
Published in 'Laurie and Whittle's New Travellers
Companion, Exhibiting a complete and correct Survey of all
the Direct and principal Cross Roads in England, Wales, and
Scotland as far North as Edinburgh, and Glasgow: by Nathl:
Coltman. 1806. Published 12th. Feby. 1806 by LAURIE &
WHITTLE, No.53 Fleet Street, London.'
Published in 'Second Edition corrected to 1807 ... to
which has been added the Roads to Perth and Aberdeen ...
Published 12th. Feby. 1806 ...' but 1807.
Published in 'Laurie and Whittle's New Traveller's
Companion; exhibiting a complete and correct survey of all
the direct and principal cross roads in England, Wales, and
Scotland; as far North as Edinburgh and Glasgow: together
with the Roads to Perth and Aberdeen, Greenock, Irvine, Ayr,
Port-Patrick, Wigton, &c. Accompanied by A New General Map
... and an Index Villaris ... The fifth edition ... London:
Printed by Harding and Wright, St. John's Square, for Robert
Laurie and James Whittle, Map, Chart, and print, sellers,
No.53 Fleet-Street. 1810.'
The atlas has an index of towns and villages, a plate of
explanations, general maps and 25 route maps; its size is 6
1/4 x 10 1/2 ins.
Published in an edition 1815.
Published as 'LAURIE'S NEW TRAVELLER'S COMPANION AND
Guide through the Roads of ENGLAND AND WALES, Including
Great Part of Scotland; WITH A GENERAL MAP, and an Index
Villaris &c. AN IMPROVED EDITION, Corrected to the present
time. London, Published by R. H. Laurie, No.53, FLEET
STREET, 1834.'
Plates which concern Westmorland, Cumberland etc, now
Cumbria are numbers 18 and 21.
pl.18 including from Lancaster, Lancashire; through Burton,
Kendal, Shap, Westmorland; then Penrith to Carlisle,
Cumberland, etc. AND the road from the SE joining the Kendal
to Shap road S of Penrith.
pl.21 including from the south west, Yorkshire; through
Brough and Appleby, Westmorland; then Penrith, Carlisle,
ongtown, Cumberland, etc AND showing parts of the London to
Carlisle road though Kendal.
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