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Maps, Westmoreland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published 1808-29.
Published in 'A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom ... accompanied by forty-six maps, drawn purposely for this work, on an original plan. By Benjamin Pitts Capper, Esq. London: Printed for Richard Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars ... 1808.'
The atlas size is 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 ins.
Published in another edition 'A Topographical Dictionary ... By B. P. Capper ... London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row, 1813.'
Published in another edition 'A Topographical Dictionary ... By B. P. Capper ... London: Printed for Geo. B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane, 1825.'
Published in another edition 1826.
Published in another edition 'A Topographical Dictionary ... By B. P. Capper ... London: Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1829.'
(map example JandMN (2))
map feature:- title cartouche & plain cartouche & sea shaded & coast line & north point & up is N (NNW) & scale line & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & county & wards (hundreds) & settlements & roads & canals
inscription:- printed bottom centre
Published by G. & W. B. Whittaker, 13, Ave Maria Lane, 1824.
inscription:- printed upper right, plain title cartouche, and underneath
WESTMORELAND / in which is laid down every Parish & Place / containing upwards of 20 Houses.
scale line:- 10 miles = 29.0 mm
scale:- 1 to 550000 ? (1 to 554946 from scale line)
wxh, sheet:- 21.5x13cm
wxh, plate:- 201x124mm
wxh, map:- 181x104mm
(map example BL)
inscription:-
... Published Jany 1. 1808; by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London ... Cooper delt et sculpt.
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references:- Capper, Benjamin Pitts: 1808: Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom: Phillips, Richard (London)
Capper, Benjamin Pitts: 1813: Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown (London)
Capper, Benjamin Pitts: 1825 & 1826: Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom: Whittaker, G and W B (London)
Capper, Benjamin Pitts: 1829: Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom: Phillips, Richard, Sir (London)

sources:- Chubb 1927 (CCCXXVII)
JandMN Collection
Wordsworth Trust Collection
Armitt Library
Kendal Library Maps
Carlisle Library Maps

items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
   Armitt Library : A214.8 -- map -- Cumberland
   Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.47 -- map -- Westmoreland
   Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.84 -- map -- Westmoreland
   Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.85 -- map -- Westmoreland
   Carlisle Library : Map 142 -- map -- Cumberland
   Carlisle Library : Map 146 -- map -- Cumberland
   Carlisle Library : Map 178 -- map -- Westmoreland
   Carlisle Library : Map 185 -- map -- Westmoreland
   Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53 -- map -- Westmoreland
   Dove Cottage : 2007.38.54 -- map -- Westmoreland
   Dove Cottage : 2009.81.12 -- map -- Cumberland
   JandMN (2) -- map -- Westmoreland
   JandMN (86) -- map -- Cumberland
   Kendal Library : Map 58 -- map -- Westmoreland
   Kendal Library : Map 59 -- map -- Westmoreland