Speed 1611
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Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and
Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by
John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head
Alley, London, 1611-12.
One of the county maps in the Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, by John Speed. The map of Kendal is an inset map, a bird's eye view, at a larger scale, with a gazetteer of places. The reverse of the map has text - p.85 descriptive text for Westmorland; p.86 an alphabetical table of towns, rivers and memorable places. The decorative header and footer on p.86 are hand coloured. |
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Speed 1611 | |
| map feature:- | picture frame border & swash lettering & strapwork cartouche & coat of arms & heraldic border & descriptive text & compass rose & labelled borders (English) & scale line (with dividers) & sea moire effect & coast shaded & rivers & lakes & relief & hillocks & woods & parks & county & settlements & inset map | |
| inscription:- |
printed title cartouche, upper right
THE / COUNTIE / WESTMORLAND / AND KENDALE THE / CHEIF TOWNE DE- / SCRIBED / With the Armes of such Nobles as have / bene Earles of / either of them. |
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| inscription:- |
printed below the scale line, lower right
Performed John Speede, and are to be sold by George / Humble in Popes head alley against th Exchange. |
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printed above scale line
THE SCALE OF MILES |
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| scale line:- | 9 miles = 91.2 mm | |
| wxh, sheet:- | 53.5x41cm | |
| wxh, plate:- | 516x387mm | |
| wxh, map:- | 512x383mm | |
| scale:- | 1 to 160000 ? (1 to 158817 from scale line wrongly assuming a statute mile) | |
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