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Map, uncoloured engraving, Pocklington's Island, in Derwent Water, by Joseph Pocklington, 1783, published by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
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POCKLINGTON'S ISLAND / came to Lieut. Coll. Wm. Peachy in the Year 1796.
inscription:- printed lower left and right
Joseph Pocklington inventit et delineavit 1783 / H. Ashby sculpsit 1783.
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London, Published as the Act directs, June 16th. 1783. Republished with Additions, as the Act directs, 1 Decr. 1788, Republished again, with other Additions May 1st. 1794, & Sold by P. Crosthwaite the Proprietor at his Museum Keswick. Republished with other Additions June 20th. 1800.
map type:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der/Pocklington's Island)
wxh, sheet (trimmed badly):- 27x22cm
wxh, map:- 270x211mm

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General notes
Series of maps, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, of the Grand Lake of Windermere, of the Beautiful Lake of Ullswater, of Broadwater or Bassenthwaite Lake, of Coniston Lake, of Buttermere, Crummock and Loweswater Lakes, and Pocklington's Island, by Peter Crosthwaite, Kendal, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1783 to 1794.
Derwentwater, scale 3 inches to 1 mile, engraved by S Neele, published 1783; corrected and published 1788, 1794, 1809, 1819; reprinted 1863.
Pocklington' Island, engraved by H Ashby, published 1783; corrected and published 1788, 1794, 1809.
Windermere, scale 2 inches to 1 mile, engraved by H Ashby, published 1783; corrected and published 1788, 1794, 1809, 1819; reprinted 1863.
Ullswater, scale 3 inches to 1 mile, engraved by H Ashby, published 1783; corrected and published 1788, 1794, 1809, 1819; reprinted 1863.
Bassenthwaite Lake, scale 3 inches to 1 mile, engraved by S Neele, published 1785; corrected and published 1788, 1794, 1809, 1819; reprinted 1863.
Coniston, scale 3 inches to 1 mile, engraved by J Ellis, published 1788; corrected and published 1794, 1809, 1819; reprinted 1863.
Buttermere, Crummock Water and Loweswater, scale 3 inches to 1 mile, engraved by S Neele, published 1794; corrected and published 1809, 1819; reprinted 1863.
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