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Isle of Man
country:-   Isle of Man
locality type:-   country
locality type:-   island
10Km square:-   SC48 (etc) 
10Km square:-   SC48

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BNQ41.jpg  Calm sea, from Harrington Harbour; the Isle of Man.
(taken 14.5.2007)  
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BQN76.jpg  The Isle of Man, from near St Bees.
(taken 11.5.2009)  
evidence:-   old map:- Ptolemy 1540
placename:-  Mana
source data:-   Map, copy, uncoloured lithograph? Anglia II Nova Tabula, New Map of England, scale about 50 miles to 1 inch, data in the Geographia by Claudius Ptolemy, engraved by Sebastian Munster, Basle, Switzerland, 1540.
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"MANA"
island 
item:-  private collection : 131
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evidence:-   old chart:- Gibson 1760
placename:-  Irish Sea
source data:-   Chart, uncoloured engraving, A Correct Chart of the Irish Sea, scale about 43 miles to 1 inch, engraved by J Gibson, published by the Gentleman's Magazine, 1760.
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Folded and tipped in opposite p.108 in the Gentleman's Magazine vol.30, 1760. There is descriptive text pp.107-112. 
printed at plain cartouche, lower left:-  "A Correct Chart of the / IRISH SEA, &C. / exhibiting a View / of the / several Islands &Bays / lately touch'd at by / M. THUROT, / in his Attempt upon / IRELAND"
printed at lower right:-  "J. Gibson sculpt."
printed at with scale line:-  "A Scale of Miles 60 to a Degree"
item:-  Armitt Library : A5735 (5)
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
item:-  boat; steamship; packet boat; letters; post
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 798  "At WHITEHAVEN, for the ISLE OF MAN. / The Packet Boat carrying the Letters to and from the Isle of Man sails from Whitehaven once a Week, and returns as often."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   old text:- Church Commission 1836
source data:-   Diocesan map, proposed new Carlisle and Man Diocese, by the Church Commissioners, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, lithographed by Samuel Arrowsmith, published by the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1836.
Recommendation:-  "24. That the Sees of Carlisle and Sodor and Man be united, and that the Diocese consist of the present Diocese of Carlisle, and those Parts of Cumberland and Westmoreland which are now in the Diocese of Chester, of the Deanery of Furnes and Cartmel in the County of Lancaster, of the Parish of Aldeston, now in the Diocese of Durham, and the Isle of Man."
Archdeaconries and Deaneries are listed:-  "..."
"Archdeaconry of Isle of Man - was Diocese of Sodor and Man"
evidence:-   old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
placename:-  Isle of Man
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, Isle of Man, seen from Hard Knott, Cumberland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1852.
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"Isle of Man as seen from Hardknot."
page number  "30"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.390.40
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evidence:-   old painting:- 
item:-  ship
source data:-   Painting, watercolour, Isle of Man from Seascale, Cumberland, by Frederick Clive Newcome, 1893.
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Distant view of the Isle of Man across a calm sea with a steamer crossing the horizon to left of composition and a sailboat in the centre. 
signed &dated at bottom left:-  "NEWCOME '93"
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 1974.60.3
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
item:-  panorama
source data:-   Print, engraving, View from Skiddaw, looking West, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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Tipped in opposite p.92 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "VIEW FROM SKIDDAW, / looking West. / [London Pubd. ...]"
printed at p.92:-  "... FOUR VIEWS FROM THE SUMMIT OF SKIDDAW. IV. LOOKING WEST. / ... / 20. Isle of Man. / ..."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.39
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BUI06.jpg  gravestone:-
"Here Lyes ye Body of / Thos. Stoal of ye Town of / Ramsey in ye Isle of Man who / Departed this Life ye [19]th / Day of Decr. 1755 Being [ ] / Y[e] 22nd Year of his Age / ..." (taken 3.4.2011)  
Thomas Stoal of the Isle of Man was drowned whilst on a smuggling trip. The gravestone of slate from Snaefell was carried, as a penance, by Thomas's wife from Maryport to Bowness.

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BVF78.jpg  A house in Newbiggin, Dacre, flying the flag of the Isle of Man.
(taken 19.8.2011)  
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