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Reid and Wallis 1820
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Maps, Westmoreland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland? printed by James Wallis, Berwick Street, Soho, published by W H Reid, Charing Cross, London, about 1820.
Published in 'The Panorama: or, Traveller's Instructive Guide: through England & Wales: exhibiting all the direct & principal cross roads, Cities, Towns, Villages, Parks, Canals, etc., accompanied by a Description of each County, with the Cities & Principal Towns: likewise a List of Fairs, London & County Bankers, members of Parliament, the Route of the Mail Coaches, & the Portage of Letters, with a variety of other useful information. London: Printed by J. Wallis, Berwick Street, Soho; and Published by W. H. Reid, Charing cross,' 1820.
(example map Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.51)
map feature:- title cartouche & north point & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales (rectangular projection, longitude from Greenwich) & coast line & rivers & lakes (??) & parks & county & settlements & roads & post roads
inscription:- printed lower right
WESTMORELAND
wxh, sheet:- 12x8cm
wxh, map:- 105x69mm
inscription:- printed above scale line
Scale of Miles
scale line:- 8 miles = 13.9 mm
scale:- 1 to 930000 ? (1 to 926241 from scale line assuming a statute mile)
longitude, Kendal:- 2d 46m W (approx)
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references:- Wallis, J & Reid, W H: 1820: Panorame of England and Wales & Traveller's Instructive Guide: (London)

sources:- Chubb 1927 (CCCLXXII)
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