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Map, hand coloured engraving, Map of the Meetings
belonging to the Quarterly Meetings of Lancaster,
Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland, Durham and York,
scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by James Backhouse, engraved
by Thomas Kitchin, published by James Backhouse, Darlington,
Durham, 1773.
The map has an 'Explanation' of the monthly, quarterly, and
yearly meetings, etc.
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Backhouse 1773
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map feature:-
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mounted (linen) & folded (3x2) & floral cartouche
& compass rose & up is N & lat and long scales
& lat and long grid & sea plain & coast form
lines & lakes & county & settlements & roads
& road distances & market days
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inscription:-
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printed
A MAP / of the MEETINGS, / belonging to the / QUARTERLY
MEETINGS / of LANCASTER, / WESTMORELAND, / CUMBERLAND, /
NORTHUMBERLAND, / DURHAM & / YORK. / By James Backhouse, /
1773 // Engraved by Thos. Kitchin.
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inscription:-
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printed bottom
Publish'd as the Act Directs 1st. 3d. Moth. 1773, by the
Author at DARLINGTON, Price 1s. 6d., also sold by T.
Kitchin, No.59, Holborn Hill, London.
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longitude, Kendal:-
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2d 51d W
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wxh, sheet:-
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49x54cm
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wxh, map:-
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482x525mm
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scale:-
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1 to 580000 ? (estimate)
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notes
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