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Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, ie Derwent Water, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1809.
There are vignette views of the Bowdar Stone, Finkle Street House, Crosthwaite Church, Barrow Cascade Hall, Lofty Skiddow, Greata Hall, and the isand house of Colonel Peachy. Thomas West's and Peter Crosthwaite's stations are marked.
map feature:- vignettes & compass rose & up is W & scale line & lat and long data & rivers & lakes & depth soundings & settlements & roads
inscription:- printed lower
An Accurate MAP of the matchless LAKE of DERWENT, (Situate in the most delightful Vale which perhaps ever Human Eye beheld) near KESWICK, CUMBERLAND; ...
inscription:- printed bottom right and centre
Engraved by S. Neele. / London, Published as the Act directs, June 16th. 1783. Republished with Additions, as the Act directs, 1 Decr. 1788, Republished again, with Additions, May the 1st. 1794 - and Sold by Peter Crosthwaite, the Author, at his Museum Keswick. / Republished with other Additions June 20th. 1809.
scale line:- 1 mile = 71.3 mm
map type:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der/version 1809)
wxh, sheet:- 42x23.5cm
wxh, map:- 409x207mm
scale:- 1 to 23000 ? (1 to 22571 from scale line assuming a statute mile)

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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