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Map, uncoloured 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, 5th edition, 1793.
   West 1784 map
map feature:- north point (N fleur de lys, E cross) & up is W & scale line & table of symbols & sea plain & coast form lines & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & county & settlements & roads (routes in the guide with solid lines, other routes dotted)
inscription:- printed left middle
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 = 35.2 mm
wxh, sheet:- 40x21.5cm
wxh, map:- 375x191mm
scale:- 1 to 230000 ? (from scale line)