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MAP FEATURES
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labelling
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The labelling of the map is confused. It is not always
easy to associate a particular label with a mark or symbol
on the map.
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title
map maker
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A title is printed at the top:-
WESTMORLAND
The title page of Simpson's book states:-
... With a Map of every County prefix'd to each, from the
best and latest Observations, after the Designs of HERMAN
MOLL, and others. ...
The map has much the same detail as the map by Moll
1724.
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coat of arms
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Printed upper left is a fake coat of arms:-
The Arms of Westmorland
having two letter Ws interlaced.
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orientation
compass rose
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Printed lower right is a compass rose; double circle,
star points for cardinal and half cardinal directions, North
marked by a hybrid spear point fleur de lys. The map is
printed with North at the top of the page.
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scale line
scale
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Printed lower right is a scale of
English Miles
chequered in ones, labelled at 5 mile intervals. The 10
miles = 32.3 mm gives a scale 1 to 498249 wrongly assuming a
statute mile. The map scale is about:-
1 to 500000
8 miles to 1 inch
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sea area
sea plain
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The small amount of sea shown is plain, labelled:-
THE IRISH SEA
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coast line
coast form lines
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The coast line is emphasized by form lines.
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rivers
bridges
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Rivers are drawn by wiggly line, excepting a few broader
reaches with a double line and perhaps stream lines. Some
rovers are labelled, eg:-
Brathy R.
Leven R.
Roads are engraved across rivers, sometime interrupting
the stream.. sometimes not. There is nothing to suggest
bridges in any regular way. Few bridges are labelled,
eg:-
Burrow Bridge [Low Burrow Bridge]
New Bridge [Newby Bridge]
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lakes
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Lakes are drawn by an outline with form lines, perhaps
with islands. The following lakes are labelled:-
Ulles Lake
Winander Mere
Other lakes might be recognised, eg:-
Brothers Water
Easedale Tarn
Grasmere
Hawes Water
Hayes Water
Kentmere Tarn
Rydal Water
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relief
hillocks
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Relief is suggested here and there by hillock symbols,
some a little larger. Their distribution gives little sense
of the shape of the county. A few hills are labelled,
eg:-
Kelloplaw Hill
Hutton Morvel Hill
Wildbore Fell
which are on the county boundary. Also:-
Gefferyes Hill
Whinfield Hill
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woods
trees
forests
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Some woodland is indicated by tree symbols, but it hard
to believe these are placed in a meaningful way. Some
forests are labelled, eg:-
Markendale For. [Martindale Forests]
Milburn For.
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parks
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Parks are drawn by a ring of fence palings, the interior
perhaps having a few trees, and perhaps labelled, eg:-
Barton P.
Brigster P.
Thornthwaite H.
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county
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The county boundary is a dotted line, the outer side
shaded. Adjacent counties are divided by dotted line and
labelled, eg:-
PART OF CUMBERLAND
P. OF LANCASHIRE
A scatter of rivers, settlements, etc, are drawn outwith
the county.
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settlements
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Settlements are marked by a circle, or a building or
tower symbol, or not marked, differentiated by style of
labelling.
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towns |
tower; labelled in upright lowercase text, eg:-
Kendall
Orton
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villages
hamlets
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circle, or small tower, or nothing; labelled in italic
lowercase text, eg:-
Tebay
Croke
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roads
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Roads are drawn by a double line, solid or dotted
suggesting fenced or unfenced, or maybe just better or
worse. The routes shown are:-
from the south, Lancashire; through Burton, Kendall,
Shap, Westmorland; then Penrith and north west, Cumberland,
on:-
The Military Way
from Kendall, through Minander Mere, Ambleside,
Westmorland; then over Dunmail Raise pass to Keswick,
Cumberland.
from Ambleside, by the head of Hawes Water, Hartsop,
Patterdale, Westmorland; to Penrith, Cumberland.
2 routes from the east, Durham; meeting at Brough, then
through Appleby, near Kirby Thure, Westmorland; to Penrith,
Cumberland.
from Kirby Thure, Westmorland; north into Cumberland,
the:-
Maiden Way
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miscellaneous
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mines
lead mines
copper mines
coal mines
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Marked by crosses (x) on the south of Milburn Forest
are:-
Lead Mines
More mines are shown near Murton, and more in the North
Riding of Yorkshire.
In upper Langdale is a:-
Copper Mines
perhaps Goldscope Mine.
On the south of Stainmoor is:-
The Coal Pitt
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stones
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No stones are marked, but a label south of Shap shows
where are the
Stone Heaps
and there is a label for the
Dunmail Raise Stones
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