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MAP FEATURES
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title cartouche
scroll cartouche
map maker
publisher
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Printed in a prettily tinted scroll cartouche, upper
left:-
WESTMORLAND by Robt. Morden
Printed lower right:-
Sold by Abel Swale, Awnsham & John Churchill
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orientation
up is N
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The map is probably printed with compass North at the top
of the sheet. The scales of latitude and longitude suggest
that polar North is a few degrees anticlockwise from compass
North.
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scale line
scale lines
scale
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Printed lower left are three:-
Scales of Miles
Great / Middle / Small
each chequered in miles, tinted red and white, labelled
at 4 and 8. The 8 miles = 79.9 mm, 73.7 mm, 68.2 mm
respectively. The average map scale, wrongly assuming a
statute mile is:-
1 to 170000
2.5 miles to 1 inch
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lat and long
lat and long scales
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Printed in the map borders are scales of latitude and
longitude for a slanted rectangular projection; chequered in
minutes labelled at 10 minute intervals of longitude, 5 of
latitude, tinted red and white. The upper longitude scale is
labelled in roman numerals for the number of minutes of time
later than London. From the scales can be read:-
longitude, Kendal = 2d 25.5m W
suggests a prime meridian nearly 20d West of Greenwich,
which is unlikely.
The map includes from about 1d 45m to 3d 5m W, from about
54d 10m to 54d 53m N; the whole of Westmorland.
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sea area
sea plain
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The very small sea area shown is plain, the Leven and
Kent estuaries.
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coast line
coast shaded
foreshore
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The small length of coast line is emphasised by shading,
tinted blue. Foreshore shallows are dotted, perhaps engraved
with a roulette. The dotting is closer at the edge of the
area, which is tinted brown. The areas show conventional
rather than accurate river channels.
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rivers
bridges
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Rivers are drawn by a double wiggly line, tinted blue, or
tapering single wiggly line. A wide reach, the Leven at New
Bridge for example, might have form lines. Larger
tributaries and feeders to lakes are shown. Some rivers are
labelled, eg:-
Winster flu
Can Flu
Blenkern beck R.
Birkbeck
Eden R
Do not rely on consistent spelling, for example:-
Lune Flu / Lone Flu
Lowther R / Low Flu
Bridges are implied where a road crosses and interrupts a
stream, for example at Burrow bridge on the Kendal to Shap
road. But notice that the engraving of road and river might
just intersect, as on the Sprint east of Burneside, or the
river might interrupt the road as on the Eden by Temple
Sowerby. I would not jump to any conclusions about which are
bridges and which are fords. Bridges might be drawn where no
road is shown, and perhaps labelled, eg:-
New Bridge
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lakes
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Lakes are drawn in outline, the shore shaded, interior
engraved with a water effect, tinted blue. Notice Broadwater
which is engraved over and round the mountains at its south
end (and anyway it's Haweswater). Some lakes are
labelled:-
Ulles Flu
Hawswater [Hayeswater]
Broadwater [Haweswater]
Winander Mere
Other lakes, including some in adjacent counties, can be
recognised:-
Brotherswater
Thirlmere [labelled as the head of the Derwent]
Rydal Water [with a large island]
Grasmere [smaller, no island]
Easedale Tarn [perhaps]
Coniston Water
Kentmere Tarn
As well as the large island in Rydal water, a whole lot
of islands are drawn in Windermere lake.
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relief
hillocks
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Relief is indicated by moderate size hillocks, shaded to
the east, tinted pale brown. Some hillocks are drawn larger,
for example at Farleton Knott and Whinfell. The hills are
clustered in central lakeland and the Pennines, river plains
left clear. Although the overall effect is attractive it is
not truly informative.
Some hills are labelled, eg:-
Farleto~ Knothill
Whinfield hill
Helvillin hill
Cross fell
Murton Pike
A pass might be labelled, as at:-
Horse Hause
This provides a different slant on the interpretation of
'Horse House' on other maps, which could otherwise be
understood as Hause House. Notice also:-
Lawsdale Horse
north of Selside.
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woods
trees
forests
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Groups of tree symbols, the area tinted green, indicate
woodland. Some groups might be labelled, eg:-
Mallerstang Forrest
Whinfeild Forrest
And some unlabelled groups might, cautiously, be
recognised, for example fell Foot at the south end of lake
Windermere.
Trees are drawn in most parks.
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parks
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Parks are drawn by an outline with fence palings,
interior with trees and undergrowth, tinted pale green. Some
parks are labelled, eg;-
Cunswick Park
Gowburrow Park
Or the park might be recognised by a house or a
settlement, as at Lowther.
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county
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County boundaries are a bold dotted line, the inner side
of each county tinted palely: Westmorland yellow, Cumberland
pink, Lancashire green, Yorkshire ?brown. Durham is not
shown. Adjacent counties are labelled, eg:-
PART OF CUMBERLAND
PART OF YORK SHIRE
The county boundary is drawn alongside other features
where necessary, for example along the River Winster.
Windermere is entirely within Westmorland, the boundary
following the shore. Ullswater is divided with
Cumberland.
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settlements
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Settlements are positioned by a circle with added
elements, differentiated by style of labelling. Towns are
tinted red.
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towns |
circle, buildings and towers, tinted red; labelled in
upright lowercase text, eg:-
Kendall
ABALLABA / Apalby
Ambleside / Amboglana
The extra placename is the name of the roman town. Notice
a neat example of an engraver's correction where the o of
Amboglana has been added above.
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villages |
circle, building with tower; labelled in italic lowercase
text, eg:-
Underbarrow
Great Asby
Wetsleddale
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hamlets |
circle; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:-
Crosthwate
Caber
Witherslack
Ravingstondale or Russendale
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houses |
circle and tower, or circle; labelled in italic lowercase
text, eg:-
Kendale castle
Grarigg Hall
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Notice a series of re-engraved placenames south west of
Orton and other instances of re-engraving.
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roads
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A few roads are drawn by a double line, for example:-
From the south, Lancaster, Lancashire; to Kendal by
Burton or Farleton, then Shap, Westmorland; to Penrith,
Cumberland.
labelled:-
From Lancaster to Kendall and Apalby
though the route to Appleby is via Penrith. This is part
of the London to Carlisle road plotted by John Ogilby. Other
roads are shown and labelled, sometimes incorrectly.
More notes on the Westmorland and Cumberland roads on
Robert Morden's maps:-
MD10Rod.txt
MD16Rod.txt
MD12Rod.txt
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miscellany
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beacons
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A beacon is carefully drawn, post, ladder, fire basket,
on a hillock labelled:-
Orton Beacon
Also labelled is:-
Penrith Beacon
but with no apparatus.
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mines
copper mines
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West of Great Langdale is:-
the Coper mines
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stones
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A group of stones on the county boundary are
labelled:-
Dunmalrase Stones
South of Shap are:-
Stone Heaps
marked by circle with tiny towers?
Where the boundaries of Westmorland, Lancashire and
Yorkshire meet a stone is drawn, labelled:-
The County Stone
At the road junction S of Tebay is:-
Brandreth Stone
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wells
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Labelled by Patterdale is:-
St Patricks well
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crosses
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Notice Cross fell on the border north of Milborne
Forest.
An indeterminate mark east of Stainmore is labelled:-
Rear Cross als Roycross
A cross (+) is marked NE of Pendragon castle,
labelled:-
Hoomill Cross
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antiquities
earthworks
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A double ring with an entrance to the south. at Eamont
Bridge, is labelled:-
King Arthur round Table
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antiquities
roman sites
roman towns
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Some roman placenames are given:-
Vertara [Brough Castle]
ABALLABA [Appleby]
Amboglana [Ambleside]
Catadupa [waterfall, Levens]
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