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Pike of Blisco, Lakes
Pike of Blisco
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Ulpha (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
locality type:-   county boundary mark
locality type:-   county boundary
coordinates:-   NY27110421
1Km square:-   NY2704
10Km square:-   NY20
altitude:-   2313 feet
altitude:-   705m

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evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 80 6) 
placename:-  Pike of Blisco
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
evidence:-   probably old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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hill hachuring; hill or mountain 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   probably descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Wrynose
source data:-   Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
image WS21P213, button  goto source
Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 
Page 213:-  "... at the head [of Windermere] two vallies open among the mountains: one, that by which we came down, the other Langdale, in which Wrynose and Hardknot, two great mountains, rise above the rest: ..."
evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Pike of Bliscow
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, &c. as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.97 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, &c. / as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness."
"Old Man - Coniston Fell / The Carrs / Wetherlam / Wrynose Gap / Pike of Bliscow / Crinkle Crags / Scawfell Pike / Bowfell / Great End / Great Gable / Pike of Stickle / Harrison Stickle / Paveyark"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Pike of Bliscow
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Windermere looking towards the West from the Road between Troutbeck and Bowness, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.4 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
placename:-  Pike of Bliscow
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, Etc, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.7 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "THE MOUNTAINS OF CONISTON, LANGDALE, &c. as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness."
Mountains in the view are listed:-  "Old Man - Coniston Fell / The Carrs / Wetherlam / Wrynose Gap / Pike of Bliscow / Crinkle Crags / Scawfell Pike / Bowfell / Great End / Great Gable / Pike of Stickle / Harrison Stickle / Paveyark"
item:-  JandMN : 48.2
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evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Pike of Bliscow
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains on the West Side of Windermere, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
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Folded in opposite p.7 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.  "MOUNTAINS ON THE WEST SIDE OF WINDERMERE"
"L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinburgh."
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-  "1 Coniston Old Man 1a Carrs 2 Wetherlam 3 Wrynose Gap 4 Crinkle Crags 5 Pike of Bliscow 6 Scawfell Pike 7 Bowfell 8 Hanging Knotts 9 Glaramara 10 Great End 11 Pike of Stickle 12 Harrison Stickle 13 Paveyark 14 Lingmoor 15 High Raise 16 Silver How 17 Loughrigg Fell 18 Ullscarth"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.2
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evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Pike of Bliscow
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen a little beyond Rydal Mount, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
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Opposite p.64 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.  "MOUNTAINS SEEN A LITTLE BEYOND RYDAL MOUNT."
"L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr."
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-  "1 Loughrigg Fell, 2 Lingmoor, 3 Pike of Bliscow, 4 Crinkle Crags, 5 Meg's Gill Head, 6 Silver How, 7 Pike of Stickle, 8 Harrison Stickle, 9 Pavey Ark"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.9
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evidence:-   outline view:- LMS 1920s
source data:-   Hills of Lakeland in Outline, published in the LMS Route Book No.3, The Track of the Royal Scot, by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS, 1920s.
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item:-  JandMN : 95.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Pike o' Blisco
source data:-   Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Helvellyn, Westmorland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
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"... Pike O' Blisco ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.5
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BXG74.jpg  Southerly cairn, county boundary mark on OS County Series maps 1890s Wmd 25 and Cmd 80 6
(taken 3.9.2012)  
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BXG75.jpg  Shelter,
(taken 3.9.2012)  
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BXG76.jpg  Northerly cairn,
(taken 3.9.2012)  
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BXG77.jpg  Rock.
(taken 3.9.2012)  
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BXG78.jpg  Rock.
(taken 3.9.2012)  
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