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Maps of Westmorland, Cumberland etc

I am told that there are people who do not care for maps, and I find it hard to believe it. -- R L Stephenson

The mapping of the north west counties, along with other regions of England and Wales, developed in stages. Not neat and tidy, clear cut steps; the stages overlap. These notes are an outline of those stages. A deeper essay would just duplicate work done for other counties, would tell the same story with only minor local differences from county to county. The development of county mapping is a national topic, not a local one, and has been treated well already. These notes are simply written to supply a perspective for the user of the Checklist of Maps of Westmorland, Cumberland etc.
Let me repeat the comments on scope and completeness in the introduction: this project is mostly about printed county maps, and maps of wider areas to put this one in a context; no work of this sort can ever be finally complete.

button 16th-17th centuries; Christopher Saxton.
button 18th century; Jefferys, Donald, Yates.
button 19th century; the Ordnance Survey.
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