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Bowen 1720, plate 259 text
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Plate 259 has the county map of Cumberland, showing:-
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The Divisions 1 Cumberland 2 North Allerdale 3 South
Allerdale 4 Leath Ward 5 Eskdale Ward
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The County of CUMBERLAND is 168 Miles in Circumference
contains abt. 1040000 Acres, divided in to 5 Wards, in wch.
are 4 Mt. & 2 Boro. Towns, 58 Pars. & abt. 14825 Houses. The
Air in this County is sharp & Cold, & a better freind to
Health yn Fruit Trees, ye Soil tolerably fruitfull ye Hills
for feeding & ye Valleys for Corn. It yields plenty of Fish,
Flesh, Corn & Fowl with abundance of large Salmon. It has
several Mines of Coal, Lead, Copper, Silver, & Lapis
Calaminaris, & on ye Shore some Pearls are found among ye
Muscles. In this County have been found many Roman
Antiquities . This County pays in ye [2|Q Shitt: Aid
L1856:19:1.
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The engraved text seems to jump from 'Health than' to 'Fruit
Trees'.
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There is also the ?barocque title cartouche for:-
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The Roads from KENDAL to COCKERMOUTH, &c. Containing 32
Comp. and 43'7 measd. Miles &c.
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and a table of distances, computed and measured miles in
miles'furlongs, which includes, from Kendal:-
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Stanley 4 / 5'3
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Ambleside 10 / 13'3
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Keswick 22 / 29'5
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Cockermout 32 / 43'7
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and from Egrimond
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Winnick 5 / 6'3
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Cockermout 10 / 14'1
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Bodel 15 / 21
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Thursby 24 / 33'4
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CARLISLE 29 / 39'4
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