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map type:- Mackenzie
1776
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Charts, and sailing directions, Nautical Descriptions of
the West Coast of Great Britain, Bristol Channel to Cape
Wrath, by Murdoch Mackenzie, published London, 1776.
The charts and pages that concern Cumbria are:-
Chart 10 and pp.17-18 - Formby Point to Walney Island;
Chart 11 and pp.18-19 - Piel of Foudray to St Bees Head;
Chart 13 and pp.21-22 - Mouth of the Solway Firth;
Chart 14 and pp.22-24 - Solway Firth.
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(example National Library of Scotland : EU29.M)
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inscription:-
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printed title page
NAUTICAL DIRECTIONS / OF THE / WEST COAST / OF / GREAT
BRITAIN / FROM / BRISTOL CHANNEL TO CAPE-WRATH / (The most
North-western Promontory of Scotland); / ADAPTED TO / The
several Charts in the MARITIM SURVEY of the West of GREAT
BRITAIN. / CONTAINING / A particular Account of the TIDES,
ROCKS, SHOALS, CHANNELS, ANCHORING- / PLACES, and HARBOURS,
along that COAST, with suitable SAILING- / DIRECTIONS
interspersed. / To which is prefixed / The Principal
OBSERVATIONS and MEASUREMENTS, on / which the SURVEY was
grounded. / By MURDOCH MACKENZIE, Sen. // LONDON : / Printed
for the Author; and for KENNETH MACKENZIE of New
London-Street, Hart-Street; and his eldest Son / MURDOCH
MACKENZIE; and sold (together with the Charts) by MOUNT and
PAGE, on Tower-Hill; / SAYER and BENNET, in Fleet-Street;
JEFFERIES and FADEN, in the Strand, near Charing-Cross; /
and DURY in Duke's-Court, Leicester-Fields. / MDCCLXXVI.
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sources:-
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National Library of Scotland
Carlisle Library Maps
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items seen (illustrated items in bold):- |
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Carlisle Library : Map 327
-- chart -- Solway Firth
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National Library of Scotland :
EU29.M
-- sailing directions -- Nautical Descriptions of the West
Coast of Great Britain
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