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 Michael Drayton's Polyolbion, 1612/22. button

 Christopher Saxton's Map of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1576.
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 Richard Brathwaite's Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England, 1638. button

 Lord Burghley's Plott of the Opposete Border of Scotland to ye West Marches of England, including the Debatable Land, 1590
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 Extracts from The Gentleman's Magazine, published 1731-1907. button

 John Speed's maps of Westmorland and Cumberland, and of England and Wales, 1611.
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 Samuel Simpson's the Agreeable Historian or Compleat Travellers Guide, 1746. button

 John Jansson's map of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1646.
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 Thomas Pennant's Tour from Downing to Alston Moor, 1773, extracts for Cumbria. button

 John Ogilby's strip maps for Westmorland and Cumberland, 1675.
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 Thomas West's Guide to the Lakes, 1778-1821; 11th edition 1821 transcribed. button

 Robert Morden's maps of Westmorland and Cumberland, 1695.
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 Extracts and prints from William Gilpin's Observations on the Picturesque, 1786. button

 Thomas Jefferys's map of Westmorland, 1770.
The earliest map of the county at 1 inch to 1 mile.
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 James Clarke's Survey of the Lakes, 1787; 2nd edition 1789, transcribed. button

 Thomas Donald's map of Cumberland, 1774.
The earliest map of the county at 1 inch to 1 mile.
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 William Camden's Britannia; translated with additions by Richard Gough, 1789, transcribed. button

 Thomas West's Map of the Lakes, 1784 onwards.
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 John Cary's New Itinerary ... of the Great Roads ... England and Wales, 1798, 2nd edn 1802, parts in Cumbria. button

 Peter Crosthwaite's maps of lakes, 1783-94.
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 Capper's Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom, 1808 button

 James Clarke's maps of lakes, 1787.
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 William Wordsworth's Guide through the District of the Lakes, 1810; 5th edn 1835 transcribed. button

 Joseph Farington's prints of the lakes, 1789.
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 Extracts and prints from Dr Syntax's Tour in search of the Picturesque, 1812. button

 William Green's prints, drawings and paintings, and other items, 1790s-1820s.
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 Jonathan Otley's Concise Description of the English Lakes, 1823-1849; 5th edition 1835 transcribed. button

 Jonathan Otley's Map of the District of the Lakes, 1818 onwards.
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 Controversy between surveyors Greenwood and Hodgson, 1823 transcribed. button

 C and J Greenwood's one inch maps of Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire north of the sands, 1824.
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 William Ford's Description of Scenery in the Lake District, 1839; 3rd edn 1843 transcribed. button

 Thomas Rose's Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated, 1832-35.
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 Harriet Martineau's Complete Guide to the English Lakes, 1855; 1st edn transcribed. button

 William Ford's Map of the Lake District, 1839; from his guide book, 3rd edn 1843.
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 Charles Dickens, The Lazy Tour of the Two Idle Apprentices, 1857. Extracts in The Lakes. button

 John Garnett's Map of the English Lakes, 1850s-60s. Used as the base map for Ruthven's geological map in Martineau's guide book.
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 British Rainfall, 1867-1918. Extracts for The Lakes. button

 Herbert Bell Collection, photographs, 1880s-1940s.
thanks
 We are grateful for help we have received from private collectors and researchers; particularly:-

    Andrew Aindow
    Chris Chambers
    Rod Ireland
    David Webb
    Vivian Wright
    David Butler

and from public collections; particularly:-

    Armitt Library and Museum, Ambleside
    Hampshire CC Museums Service
    Winchester College
    Wordsworth Trust, Dove Cottage
    Kendal Library, Local Studies
    Carlisle Library, Local Studies
    Keswick Museum
    English Heritage
NOTE This has been a 15 year retirement project for 2 people. There will be errors and omissions, for which we apologise.