Speed 1611

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	item:- Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.8
	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 text pages are not coloured.
		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.
	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.
	inscription:-	water mark: [W E]
	inscription:-	printed above scale line THE SCALE OF MILES
	scale line:-	9 miles = 90.4 mm
	wxh, sheet:-	53.5x42.5cm
	wxh, plate:-	511x384mm
	wxh, map:-	508x381mm
	scale:-	1 to 160000 ? (1 to 160222 from scale line wrongly assuming a statute mile)

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