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item:- Carlisle Library : Map 66 |
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Map, uncoloured 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 is pp.85-86, having descriptive text and a list of towns. |
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| 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) & up is N & sea moire effect & coast shaded & rivers & lakes & relief & hillocks & woods & parks & county & settlements & inset map (town plan) | |
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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. |
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printed below the scale line, lower right
Performed John Speede, and are to be sold by George / Humble in Popes head alley against the Exchange. |
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printed above scale line
THE SCALE OF MILES |
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| scale line:- | 9 miles = 90.8 mm | |
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printed rev; book 1 chapter 43 p.85
CHAPTER XLIII. / WESTMORLAND, by some late Latine Writers called Westmaria, & Westmorlandia, by some later Westmoria, and in our English Tongue Westmorland. It came to be thus named in our Language by the situation, which in every part is so plentiously full of Moores and high hils, reaching one to another, that Westmorland (with us) is nothing else but a westerne moorish Country. ... |
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printer rev; book 1 chapeter 43 p.86
An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Rivers, and memorable places mentioned in Westmorland. / A / AMbleside / APPLEBY / Great Ashby / Little Ashby / ... |
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| wxh, sheet:- | 52.5x39.5cm | |
| wxh, map:- | 508x380mm | |
| scale:- | 1 to 160000 ? (1 to 159516 from scale line wrongly assuming a statute mile) | |