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Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 1806.
   Cary 1801
map feature:- oval cartouche & compass rose & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales & sea plain & coast shaded & harbours & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & woods & parks & county & settlements & roads & road distances & distances from London & canals
inscription:- printed oval cartouche, upper right
A / NEW MAP / OF / LANCASHIRE, / DIVIDED INTO HUNDREDS, / EXHIBITING / Its Roads, Rivers, Parks &c. / By JOHN CARY, Engraver, / 1806.
inscription:- printed bottom
London; Published by J. Cary Engrave[ ] & Map seller No.181 Strand July 1. 1806.
inscription:- printed with scale line
SCALE. / Miles
scale line:- 10 miles = 63.3 mm
wxh, sheet:- 58.5x72cm
wxh, plate:- 520x574mm (approx)
wxh, map:- 478x538mm (approx)
scale:- 1 to 250000 ? (1 to 254241 from scale line)