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Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Furness, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, drawn by William Close, engraved by R Hixon, Strand, London, published by George Ashburner, Ulverston, Lancashire, 1805.
Tipped in before p.1 of The Antiquities of Furness, by Thomas West.
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map feature:- wreath cartouche & north point & up is N & scale line & sea shaded & coast line & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & woods & county & manors & settlements & roads & canals
inscription:- printed title cartouche, upper left
A MAP / of / FURNESS.
inscription:- printed bottom left, right
W. Close del. / R Hixon Sc. 355 Strand.
scale line:- 10 miles = 61.6 mm
wxh, sheet:- 13x21cm
wxh, 105x172mm:-
scale:- 1 to 260000 ? (1 to 261257 from scale line assuming a statute mile)