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Map of the Lakes.
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Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
Inserted in Thomas West's Guide to the Lakes, 11th edition, 1821.
   West 1784 map
map feature:- north point & up is W & scale line & sea plain & coast form lines & rivers & relief & hill hachuring & parks & county & settlements & roads & canals
inscription:- printed middle left
A MAP / of the / LAKES / in / Cumberland, Westmorland / and / Lancashire.
inscription:- printed bottom left and right
Paas sculp. / No.53 Holborn
scale line:- 5 miles = 34.8 mm
wxh, sheet:- 38.5x21.5cm (approx)
wxh, map:- 372x191mm (approx)
scale:- 1 to 230000 ? (from scale line)
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