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Silver Howe, Lakes
Silver Howe
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY32560678 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY3206
10Km square:-   NY30

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BVX12.jpg  Looking up from the footpath to the SW.
(taken 15.2.2012)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 25 4) 
placename:-  Silver Howe
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:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Silver How
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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"SILVER HOW"
hill hachuring; hill or mountain 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Silver How
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Silver How"
hill hachuring 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Silverhow
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 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Silverhow
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Grasmere from Red Bank Head, 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 : A1180.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
placename:-  Silver How
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains of Grasmere and Rydal, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.15 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "MOUNTAINS OF GRASMERE AND RYDAL: as seen from Red-Bank Head."
"Hammer Scar / Silver How / Ullskarth, Wythburn head / Helm Crag and Stile / Littledale Pike, Skiddaw / Raise Gap / Calva in Caldbeck Fells / Part of Helvellyn / Seat Sandal / Grisedale Hause / Great Rigg, Fairfield / Green-head Ghyll / Forest Side / Nab Scar / Scandale Fell / Rydal Park / Cawdale Moor / Loughrigg Fell"
item:-  JandMN : 48.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Silver How
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:-  Silver How
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:-   old drawing:- Brockbank 1870s
placename:-  Silver Howe
source data:-   Drawing, pencil and ink wash, glacial erratic, slopes east of of Silver Howe, Grasmere, Westmorland, by WH, 25 February 1871, used by William Brockbank.
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"WH. / Erratic block / on the slopes between Hunting Stile & Silver How. / Feb. 25. 1871."
"Wm. Brockbank . / F.G.S. / 16"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.68.16
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1856 (23rd edn 1900) 
placename:-  Silver How
source data:-   Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Windermere - Mountains as seen from the North End of Belle Isle, Windermere, and Mountains as seen from Biscay How, Bowness, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900.
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"... Silver How ..."
item:-  JandMN : 37.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1856 (23rd edn 1900) 
placename:-  Silver How
source data:-   Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Grasmere and Coniston - Mountains as seen from Redbank, Grasmere, and Mountains as seen a little beyond Tent Lodge on the Road from Coniston to Ulverstone, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900.
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"... 1 Silver How ..."
item:-  JandMN : 37.12
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evidence:-   old print:- Pyne 1853
source data:-   Rydal Water drawn by James Barker Pyne, 1848-1853, lithographed by T Picken, 1859.
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"Rydal Water"
item:-  JandMN : 97.8
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846) 
placename:-  Silver How
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen from the North End of Belle Isle, Windermere, and Mountains as seen from Bisket How, Bowness, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, about 1844.
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"... Silver How ..."
item:-  JandMN : 32.3
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846) 
placename:-  Silver How
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen from Red Bank, Grasmere, and Mountains as seen a little beyond Tent-Lodge on the Road from Coniston to Ulverston, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1846.
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"... 1 Silver How ..."
item:-  JandMN : 32.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869) 
placename:-  Silver How
source data:-   Print, hand coloured, Rydal Water, from the South East, Westmorland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.
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Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham. 
printed at bottom:-  "RYDAL WATER, / from the South East."
printed at bottom:-  "Loughrigg Fell. / Silver How. / Hammar Scarr. / Pt. of Helm Crag. / Rydal Head."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1067.6
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Silver How
source data:-   Print, engraving, Rydal Water, from the South East, Westmorland, 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.44 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "RYDAL WATER, / from the South East."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Loughrigg Fell. / Silver How. / Hammar Scarr. / Pt. of Helm Crag. / Rydal Head."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.12
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