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item:- Kendal Library : Map 99 |
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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 Thomas Bassett, Fleet Street
and Richard Chiswell, St Paul's Churchyard, London, perhaps
1676.
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. This edition of the map has an added coat of arms, upper left of centre, Francis Fane E. This and the other coats of arms are tricked to indicate colours. 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 Thom[ ] / Bassett in Fleetstreet, and Ric : Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchy[ ] |
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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 p.85
Book I. WESTMORLAND Chap.43. 85. / CHAPTER XLIII. / WEstmerland by some late Latin / Writers is called Westmaria, / and Westmorlandia, by some / later Westmoria, and in our / English Tongue Westmorland. / ... |
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printer p.86
86. Book 1. Chap. 43. / An Alphabetical TABLE of all the Townes, Rivers, and / memorable Places mentioned in WESTMORLAND. / A / AMBBLESIDE / APPLEBY / Great Ashby / Little Ashby / Askham/ B / ... |
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| wxh, sheet:- | 52x40.5cm | |
| wxh, map:- | 508x383mm | |
| scale:- | 1 to 160000 ? (1 to 159516 from scale line wrongly assuming a statute mile) | |