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Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jefferys, 1748, published 1748-85.
Included in The Small English Atlas being a New and Accurate Sett Of Maps of all the Counties of England and Wales, published by Kitchin and Jefferys, London, 1751; during the life of this edition a plate number, 41, was added.
There is descriptive text below the map is:-
Westmoreland Contains 1 Borough & 6 other Market Towns & sends 4 Members to Parliament viz 2 for the County & 2 for the Borough of Appleby. Is bounded by Lancashire on the South & S.W. Cumberland on the W & N.W. and Yorkshire and the Bishoprick of Durham on the E. and N.E. / Appleby sends 2 Members Market S. Fairs Whit Mo. May 30 and June 10. / Kendal Market Sat. Fairs Mon. before Lady day & Trinity M. Mon. Apr. 25 and Oct. 28. / Kirkby Lonsdale Market Tues. / Kirkby Stephen Market F. Fairs Apr. 25 Oct. 18 & Whit Mon. / Ambleside Market Wed. / Brough Markt. Th. Fair Sep. 19. / Orton Markt. W. Fair Apr. 13. / Burton Markt. Tu. Fairs Mar. 25 & Whit Mond.
   Kitchin and Jefferys 1748
map feature:- scale line & compass rose (basic) & up is N & lat and long scales & sea plain & coast form lines & rivers & lakes & relief & hillocks & woods & parks & county & settlements & roads & descriptive text
inscription:- printed top
A Map of WESTMORELAND
inscription:- printed above scale line
English Miles
scale line:- 10 miles = 22.9 mm
longitude, Kendal:- 2d 25m W
wxh, sheet:- 16x20cm
wxh, map:- 134x124mm
scale:- 1 to 700000 ? (1 to 702770 from scale line assuming a statute mile)
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