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item:- Kendal Library : Map 101 |
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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, perhaps 1627.
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 = 90.0 mm | |
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printed p.85
Book. 1. WESTMORLAND. Chap. 43. 85 / CHAPTER XLIII. / WESTMORLAND, by some / late Latine Writers is cal- / led Westmaria,& Westmor- / landia, by some later West- / moria, and in our English / Tongue Westmorland ... |
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printed p.86
[ ] WESTMORLAND. Chap.43. / An Alphabeticalll Table of all the Townes, / Rivers , and memorable places mentioned in Westmorland. / A / AMbleside. / APPLEBY. / Great Ashby. / Little Ashby, / Askham. / B / ... |
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| wxh, sheet:- | 52x39.5cm | |
| wxh, map:- | 503x380mm | |
| scale:- | 1 to 160000 ? (1 to 160934 from scale line wrongly assuming a statute mile) | |