Bill 1626

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		MAP FEATURES
	tile cartouche strapwork cartouche	Printed in a strapwork cartouche, upper right:- WESTMOR LAND
	orientation up is N	There is no indicator of orientation except the scales of latitude and longitude. The map is printed with North at the top of the sheet.
	scale line scale	Printed lower right in a strapwork cartouche is:- A Scale of Miles chequered in miles, labelled in fives. The 15 miles = 22.7 mm gives a scale 1 to 1063443 wrongly assuming a statute mile. The map scale is about:- 1 to 1100000 ? 17 miles to 1 inch
	lat and long scales	Scales of latitude and longitude are printed in the left and bottom borders, only, for a rectangular projection; chequered and labelled at 5 minute intervals. Notice that longitude is given East of a prime meridian. The longitude, Kendal = 24d 53m E approximately. The prime meridian is about 24d 38m W of Greenwich, roughly in the Cape Verde Islands. The map includes from 20d 50m to 23d 30m E on its prime meridian, ie 1d 08m to 3d 48m W of Greenwich; from 54d 18m to 55d 26m N; all of Westmorland and parts of adjacent counties.
	sea area sea moire effect	The sea area is engraved with a moire effect.
	coast line coast shaded foreshore	The coast line is emphasized by shading. Foreshore sands in the Kent and Leven Estuaries are dotted inside a line outline.
	rivers bridges	Rivers are drawn by a wiggly double line, perhaps broad enough for a stream line, tapering upstream to a single line. No rivers are labelled. On this small map only a few rivers are shown and it is possible to recognize some, eg:- Kent, River Lune, River Eden, River and a few more. The Solway Firth is missing by Carlisle. Notice that Coniston Water does not have an exit river but is drawn more like a sea loch, and Windermere lake only just manages to narrow to a stream to the sea. Two bridges are drawn by a double line crossing and interrupting a stream. Neither is labelled. One is the Devil's Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale, the other probably Levens Bridge. The map does not shew roads.
	lakes	Lakes are drawn in outline with shore shading. No lake is labelled. It is possible to recognize, not too certainly:- Coniston Water Derwent Water (?) Thirlmere (?) Ullswater Windermere lake
	relief hillocks	Relief is indicated by hillocks shaded to the east. There is little organisation of the hills; they mostly occur where there is space between labels. Westmorland is hilly.
	county swash lettering	The county boundaries are a fine dotted line which is mostly carried on alongside a boundary feature. The boundary is missing between Westmorland and the south part of Lancashire. Windermere lake seems to be divided by the boundary crossing at the ferry; Ullswater is shown mostly in Cumberland. Adjacent counties are labelled in swash lettering, eg:- PART OF CUMBER LAND
	settlements	Settlements are mostly marked by a dot and circle or double circle, with added elements, further differentiated by style of labelling. Text size is an unreliable guide; all text is italic.
	cities	dot and double circle, towers with crosses; labelled in larger lowercase italic:- Carleisle
	towns	dot and double circle, tower with cross; labelled in larger lowercase italic, eg:- Kendall Apleby
	villages   hamlets	dot and circle, tower; labelled in smaller lowercase italic, eg:- Ambleside Paterdale Brederdale head
	castles	towers with a flag; labelled in smaller lowercase italic, eg:- Pendragon castle
	houses	double circle, tower; labelled in smaller lowercase italic, eg:- Berwick Hall [Borwick, Lancashire]

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