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Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 6.5
miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 188 Strand, London, 1787.
Included in Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1787 etc.
Tipped into the Lowther scrapbook, vol.3; between pp.4-5;
with its descriptive text:-
CUMBERLAND
IS a maritime county, which gives the title of Duke to a
branch of the Royal Family; and, during the Saxon heptarchy,
belonged to the kingdom of the Northumbrians, though by some
supposed to have belonged to the kingdom of Scotland, on the
borders of which it is situated. It is now in the province
of York, in the dioceses of Chester and Carlisle, and in the
Northern Circuit. It is 53 miles long, and 45 miles broad,
and 225 miles in circuit; containing 1530 square miles, or
979,200 square acres, divided into 5 wards, having 58
parishes, 7 vicarages, 447 villages, one city, Carlisle,
which gives the title of Earl to the family of Howard, is a
bishop's see, and sends 2 members to Parliament; and 14
market towns, viz. Cockermouth, which gives the title of
Baron to the Wyndham family, and sends 2 members to
Parliament; Egremont, which gives the title of Earl to the
same noble family; Penrith, Whitehaven, Keswick, Ravenglass,
Alncester, Holm, Brampton, Alston Moor, Ireby, Kirk Oswald,
Longtown, and Wigton; among the villages, Delaval gives the
title of Baron to a family of that name; Greystock, the same
honour to the family of Howard; Gillesland, the title of
Baron to the same noble family. Its principal rivers are the
Eden, Aln, Irt, Petterel, Caude, Darwent, Cocker, Duddon,
Leven, Esk, Wiza, and Tyne. Remarkable places in this county
are Moricambo Bay, Derwent Foot Haven, and Solway Frith;
with Cheviot Hills, Hard Knot Hills, Mole Hill, Dentshill,
Skiddaw Mount, and Wrynose; The Fells, Penrith Fells, Newton
Beacon; Derwent, Ulles, and Broad-water Lakes; as well as
those of Bassingthwaite, Lowater, Wasdale and Dalgarth
Lakes, with a few other smaller ones; Geltsdale, Westward,
Copeland, and Englewood Forests. This county is very
mountainous, and has more roman antiquities than any other
in the kingdom; of which the Picts' Wall, which passes
through this county, is no inconsiderable part, built by
Adrian in 121, which crossed the whole island from sea to
sea about 100 miles, was 8 feet broad, and 12 high; besides
which there were 25 strong castles, and all the houses of
the nobility and gentry were built castle-wise, to defend
them from the incursions of the Scots and Picts; here also
ended the great Roman highway. This county produces black
lead, copper , iron, coals, lapis calaminaris, game, fish,
&c. and has manufactories of fustians, coarse woollens,
linen, &c. It sends 6 members to Parliament, viz. 2 for the
county, and 4 others as above mentioned; pays one part of
the land-tax, and provides 200 men to the national militia.
There is a medical spring in Lanercost.
The most remarkable seats are,
Allerby Hall, near Cockermouth. Brayton Hall, near Wigton.
Camerton Hall, near Workington. Clea Hall, near Wilton.
Corby Castle, near Carlisle. Crookrake Hall, near Wigton.
Gowbarrow Park, near Penrith. Greystock, near Penrith. Hail
Hall, near Egremont. How Hall, near Ennerdale. Hutton Park,
near Penrith. Irton, near Ravenglass. Isle, near
Cockermouth. Moncastle Hall, near Ravenglass. Naward Castle,
near Brampton. Ulpha Park. Whitehall, near Heskett.
The most remarkable Views are those from,
Keswick Lake, or Derwent-water, at the Foot of Skiddow.
Ulleswater. Irton Hall. The West Side of Dunmallert-hill.
Borodale, and the Top of Craig Castle. Lawdown Waterfall and
Grange. Braithwaite Brewes. Beacon-Hill, near Penrith.
Warnal, near Rose Castle. Mole, at Brampton. Bassingthwaite
Water. From Ewsbridge. Blackomb, near Millum, has an
extended view of 100 miles.
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from:-
Scrapbook, 4 volumes, History of Westmorland and Cumberland
Illustrated, of descriptive texts, maps, and prints of views
and coats of arms, for Westmorland and Cumberland, assembled
by a member of the Lowther Family, late 18th early 19th
century.
The volumes are quarter bound, with marbled paper on the
covers; each has a bookplate inside the front cover. The
pages cut from various sources are nicely mounted, two sided
pieces set neatly in a window in the scrapbook page.
The main content is the whole of the two volumes of The
History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and
Cumberland, by Joseph Nicolson and Richard Burn, published
London, 1777. Nicolson and Burn volume 1 is in scrapbook
volumes 1 and 2, volume 2 in scrapbook volumes 3 and 4. Maps
and prints are interspersed to make an illustrated version
of the history.
Some of the sources of maps and prints have been
recognised:-
Maps - coast of Cumberland etc by Andrew Dury, 1764;
Westmorland and Cumberland by Richard Blome, 1673; sheets
from Britannia Depicta, Emanuel Bowen, 1720; Cumberland by
John Speed, Henry Overton edn 1695; Cumberland by John Cary
1787.
Prints from the Set of prints, 20 engravings, Views of the
Lakes etc in Cumberland and Westmorland, drawn by Joseph
Farington, published by William Byrne, London, 1789. Note
that plate numbers vary from edition to edition of this set.
Prints from the Antiquities of Great Britain, drawings by
Thomas Hearne, engraved by William Byrne, published by
Hearne and Byrne, London, 1786-1807.
Prints from Britannia Illustrata, drawings by Leonard Knyff,
engraved by John Kip, published London, 1707-1740.
Print from A Tour in England and Scotland, by Thomas Newte,
published by G G J and J Robinson, Paternoster Row, London,
1788..
Some of the coat of arms are cut from A Display of Heraldrie
by John Guillim late Pursuivant at Armes, published London,
about 1610-11 to 1755.
Coats of arms probably from The Baronetage of England, by
Edward Kimber and Richard Johnson, published London? 1771.
Pages from The Antiquarian Repertory, by Francis Grose,
Thomas Astle, et al, published London, 1775-1809.
Text from the Baronetage of England by Collins?
Scraps cut from an unidentified gazetteer.
At the end is the title page and pp.7-51 from A General View
of the Agriculture of the County of Cumberland, by John
Bailey and George Culley, published by C Macrae, London,
1794.
Individual maps and prints are documented separately; with a
note of their position in the scrapbooks.
inscription:-
: embossed: label on spine: (tatty remains): HI[ ] / [
]/WEST[ ]M[ ] / [ ] / CUM[ ]M[ ] / ILLUS[ ]T[E ]
inscription:-
: printed & embossed: bookplate: gold on grey; crest, 6
annulets from the coat of arms, flowers, thistles: LOWTHER
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