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Itineraries in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, by George Carrington Gray, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
Published in 'GRAY'S BOOK OF ROADS. On an entirely New Plan. PRICE SEVEN SHILLINGS BOUND; OR, WITH A SERIES OF MAPS, FORMING A COMPLETE COUNTY ATLAS, TWELVE SHILLINGS BOUND.' on first title page, and 'GRAY'S NEW BOOK OF ROADS. THE TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO THE ROADS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND PART OF SCOTLAND, ON AN ENTIRELY NEW PLAN, WHEREBY THE DIFFERENT LINES OF ROUTE LEADING TO ANY REQUIRED POINT OF DISTANCE ARE BROUGHT UNDER NOTICE AT ONE REFERENCE, AND THE VARIATION SHOWN IN THE MARGIN: THE GREAT ROADS, EACH DISTINCTLY GIVEN, IN A CONTINUOUS LINE, FROM ONE EXTREME POINT TO ANOTHER, AND THE CROSS ROADS SO ARRANGED THAT THE ROUTE FROM ANY ONE PART OF THE KINGDOM TO ANOTHER MAY BE TRACED WITH THE GREATEST FACILITY: WITH A VERY COPIOUS GENERAL INDEX, AND SEPARATE LOCAL INDICES TO THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS AND WATERING PLACES: FORMING, ALTOGETHER, A COMPREHENSIVE, USEFUL, AND PERSPICUOUS ITINERARY. BY GEORGE CARRINGTON GRAY. / LONDON: PRINTED FOR SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO. PATERNOSTER ROW. 1824.' on the second.
The book has a preliminary title page, advertisements, general map of England and Wales which is an index to the roads, main title page, preface, table of mail coach routes, table of distances on the Thames, explanation of the Direct Roads, itineraries of Direct Roads, explanation of Cross Roads, itineraries of Cross Roads, and an Index.
The road book might be bound with an atlas of county maps and general map of England and Wales, and list and index map of the county maps, by George A Cooke, 1802. The county maps are from Cooke's Modern British Traveller, but the map of The Lakes is new for Gray's road book.
The book size is wxh=12.5x15cm.
   Cooke 1802
inscription:- printed title page (half title)
GRAY'S BOOK OF ROADS. / On an entirely New Plan. / PRICE SEVEN SHILLINGS BOUND; / OR, WITH A SERIES OF MAPS, FORMING A COMPLETE COUNTY ATLAS, / TWELVE SHILLINGS BOUND.
a scene of horsemen paying their toll at a turnpike gate, in which notice a pedestrian turnstile, milestone and table of tolls
inscription:- printed title page (second)
GRAY'S NEW BOOK OF ROADS. / THE / TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO THE ROADS / OF / ENGLAND AND WALES, AND PART OF SCOTLAND, / ON AN ENTIRELY NEW PLAN, / WHEREBY / THE DIFFERENT LINES OF ROUTE LEADING TO ANY REQUIRED POINT OF / DISTANCE ARE BROUGHT UNDER NOTICE AT ONE REFERENCE, / AND THE VARIATION SHOWN IN THE MARGIN : / THE GREAT ROADS, / EACH DISTINCTLY GIVEN, IN A CONTINUOUS LINE, FROM ONE EXTREME POINT TO / ANOTHER, AND THE / CROSS ROADS / SO ARRANGED THAT THE ROUTE FROM ANY ONE PART OF THE KINGDOM TO ANOTHER MAY BE / TRACED WITH THE GREATEST FACILITY : / WITH A VERY COPIOUS GENERAL INDEX, / AND SEPARATE LOCAL INDICES TO THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS AND WATERING PLACES : / FORMING, ALTOGETHER, A COMPREHENSIVE, USEFUL, AND PERSPICUOUS / ITINERARY. / BY GEORGE CARRINGTON GRAY. / LONDON : / PRINTED FOR SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO. PATERNOSTER ROW. / 1824.
inscription:- printed back of title page
J G Barnard, Skinner Street, London.
sources:- HMCMS Map Collection
Chubb 1927 (CCCXCII)
JandMN Collection
items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
   Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62 -- road book -- Gray's New Book of Roads -- Traveller's Guide to the Roads of England and Wales
   Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.1 -- map -- South of Scotland -- Gray's New Book of Roads
   Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.49 -- map -- England and Wales -- Gray's New Book of Roads