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Carlisle Library : Map 54
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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.
   Hill c1751
inscription:- 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.
inscription:- printed bottom right
N Hill Sculpt.
inscription:- printed with scale line
A Scale of Miles
scale line:- 6 miles = 107.2 mm
wxh, sheet:- 53x40cm
wxh, map:- 1046x176mm
scale:- 1 to 90000 ? (1 to 90075 from scale line, assuming a statute mile)