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White Pike, St John's Castlerigg etc
White Pike
civil parish:-   St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY33912294 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY3322
10Km square:-   NY32


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BXP17.jpg (taken 27.10.2012)  

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  White Pike
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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"White Pike"
hill hachuring; a hill or mountain 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  White Pike
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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FD02NY32.jpg
"White Pike"
Hill hachuring. 
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   outline view:- Matthew 1866
placename:-  White Pike
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Helvellyn from above Harrop Tarn, Poney Road from Wythburn to Whatendlath and Borrowdale, Cumberland, published by J Richardson, Highgate, Kendal, Westmorland, 1866.
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Tipped in before p.1 of The English Lakes, Peaks and Passes, from Kendal to Keswick, by George King Matthew. 
printed at bottom:-  "HELVELLYN FROM ABOVE HARROP TARN, PONEY ROAD FROM WYTHBURN TO WHATENDLATH AND BORROWDALE."
printed at caption to mountains:-  "... White Pike. ..."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1168.2
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  White Pike
source data:-   Print, engraving, Vale of St John, from the South, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Tipped in opposite p.56 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "VALE OF ST. JOHN. / from the South."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Middle Fell. / Saddleback. / Pt.of White Pike. / Castle Rock."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.20
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evidence:-   outline view:- 
placename:-  White Pike
source data:-   Print, hand coloured engraving, Vale of St John from the South, Cumberland, published by Sherwood and Co, London, 1836?
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PR0372.jpg
Objects in the view are identified by a caption at the bottom - Naddle Fell, Saddleback, Pt. of White Pike, Castle Rock. 
printed at bottom:-  "VALE of ST. JOHN, / from the South. / London, Pubd. April 15th 1836 by Sherwood &Co."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.372
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