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Carlisle Library : Map 137

Map, uncoloured engraving, Generall Mapp of the Countie of Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Richard Blome, 1672, probably engraved by Richard Palmer, published, London, 1673.
The map has a dedication to and the coat of arms of Charles Howard, Earl of Carlisle.
Published in 'Britannia: or, A Geographical Description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, ...', 1673.
   Blome 1673
map feature:- labelled borders & drape cartouche & up is N & scale line & sea plain & coast shaded & rivers & lakes & relief & hillocks & parks & county & settlements
inscription:- printed title cartouche, upper right
A Generall Mapp of the Countie of / CUMBERLAND / Described by Ric. Blome, / By his Matys. Especiall / Command / London Printed for / Richard Blome / 1672
inscription:- printed cartouche, lower right
To the Rt. Honble. Charles Howard / Earle of Carlisle, Vist. Howard of Morpeth / in Northumberland, Ld Dacres of Gitsland / Ld Leiutenant of ye Countyes of Cumberland / & Westmoreland, & one of ye Ld of his Mait[ ] most / Honourable privy / Counsell [vca] / This Mapp id Humbly dedicated by / Ric Blome
coat of arms, gules on a bend between six cross crosslets fitchee argent on an escutcheon thereon a demi-lion rampant pierced through the mouth with an arrow within a double tressure flory counterflory and a difference
inscription:- printed with scale line
Scale of 5 Miles
scale line:- 5 miles = 30.6 mm
wxh, sheet:- 31x33.5cm
wxh, map:- 248x313mm
scale:- 1 to 260000 ? (1 to 262965 from scale line wrongly assuming a statute mile)