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Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, Paternoster Row, London, and others, 1839; published 1839-52.
Also three maps of lakes, Windermere, Derwent Water and the Vale of Keswick, and Ulles Water, each with a view of the mountains behind the lake.
Published in a guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, 1839-52.
(map example JandMN (100_1))
map feature:- compass rose & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales & sea plain & coast line & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & forests & parks & county & settlements & roads & railways & canals
inscription:- printed lower left
A / MAP / OF THE / Lake District / OF / CUMBERLAND, WESTMORELAND / and / LANCASHIRE.
wxh, sheet (without added slip):- 36x49cm
wxh, map (without added slip):- 358x492mm
scale line:- 8 miles = 56.5 mm
scale:- 1 to 230000 ? (1 to 227872 from scale line assuming a statute mile)
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sources:- Armitt Library
JandMN Collection
Carlisle Library Maps

items seen (illustrated items in bold, * have map squares etc):-
   Armitt Library : A1128.1 -- map -- Windermere
   Armitt Library : A1128.2 -- map -- Derwent Water and Vale of Keswick
   Armitt Library : A1128.3 -- map -- Ulles Water
   Armitt Library : A1129.1 -- map -- Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire
   Armitt Library : A1129.2 -- map -- Windermere
   Armitt Library : A1129.3 -- map -- Derwent Water and Vale of Keswick
   Armitt Library : A1129.4 -- map -- Ulles Water
   Armitt Library : A1130.1 -- map -- Windermere
   Armitt Library : A1130.2 -- map -- Derwent Water and Vale of Keswick
   Armitt Library : A1130.3 -- map -- Ulles Water
   Armitt Library : ALMC2000.21.1 -- map -- Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire
   Carlisle Library : Map 83 -- map -- Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire
   Carlisle Library : Map 84 -- map -- Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire
   Carlisle Library : Map 85 -- map -- small area around Kendal from Map of the Lake District etc.
   JandMN (100_1) -- map -- Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire *
   JandMN (100_2) -- map -- Windermere
   JandMN (100_3) -- map -- Derwent Water and Vale of Keswick
   JandMN (100_4) -- map -- Ulles Water