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item:- Carlisle Library : Map
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image:- ©
Carlisle Library
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Illustration of part of map only.
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Road map, uncoloured engraving, Survey of the Country
between Newcastle and Carlisle, scale about 1.5 miles to 1
inch, for a new military road, by N Hill, about 1751.
Construction of the Military Road began 1751.
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Hill c1751
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inscription:-
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printed foliage cartouche, upper left
A SURVEY / of the country between NEWCASTLE and CARLISLE,
representing / the several present ROADS and the TRACT which
is proposed for / the New Intended ROAD of Communication
between the TOWNS. / As also the Course of the ROMAN WALL
with all the Military / STATIONS, CASTALLA amd Military Ways
that lye / upon this SURVEY.
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inscription:-
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printed bottom right
N Hill Sculpt.
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inscription:-
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printed with scale line
A Scale of Miles
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scale line:-
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6 miles = 107.2 mm
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wxh, sheet:-
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53x40cm
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wxh, map:-
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1046x176mm
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scale:-
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1 to 90000 ? (1 to 90075 from scale line, assuming a statute
mile)
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