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Road book, New Traveller's Companion, including two road maps with segments in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, by Nathaniel Coltman, published by Robert H Laurie and James Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1806; published 1806-34.
Published in 'Laurie and Whittle's New Travellers Companion, Exhibiting a complete and correct Survey of all the Direct and principal Cross Roads in England, Wales, and Scotland as far North as Edinburgh, and Glasgow: by Nathl: Coltman. 1806. Published 12th. Feby. 1806 by LAURIE & WHITTLE, No.53 Fleet Street, London.'
Published in 'Second Edition corrected to 1807 ... to which has been added the Roads to Perth and Aberdeen ... Published 12th. Feby. 1806 ...' but 1807.
Published in 'Laurie and Whittle's New Traveller's Companion; exhibiting a complete and correct survey of all the direct and principal cross roads in England, Wales, and Scotland; as far North as Edinburgh and Glasgow: together with the Roads to Perth and Aberdeen, Greenock, Irvine, Ayr, Port-Patrick, Wigton, &c. Accompanied by A New General Map ... and an Index Villaris ... The fifth edition ... London: Printed by Harding and Wright, St. John's Square, for Robert Laurie and James Whittle, Map, Chart, and print, sellers, No.53 Fleet-Street. 1810.'
The atlas has an index of towns and villages, a plate of explanations, general maps and 25 route maps; its size is 6 1/4 x 10 1/2 ins.
Published in an edition 1815.
Published as 'LAURIE'S NEW TRAVELLER'S COMPANION AND Guide through the Roads of ENGLAND AND WALES, Including Great Part of Scotland; WITH A GENERAL MAP, and an Index Villaris &c. AN IMPROVED EDITION, Corrected to the present time. London, Published by R. H. Laurie, No.53, FLEET STREET, 1834.'
Plates which concern Westmorland, Cumberland etc, now Cumbria are numbers 18 and 21.
Plate 18 including from Lancaster, Lancashire; through Burton, Kendal, Shap, Westmorland; then Penrith to Carlisle, Cumberland, etc. AND the road from the SE joining the Kendal to Shap road S of Penrith.
Plate 21 including from the south west, Yorkshire; through Brough and Appleby, Westmorland; then Penrith, Carlisle, ongtown, Cumberland, etc AND showing parts of the London to Carlisle road though Kendal.
(road map example pl.18)
map feature:- north point & scale line & sea plain & coast line & roads & rivers & lakes & settlements & road distances & county
inscription:- printed top of map
Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow & Edinburgh, as far as Longtown & Morpeth, with Roads to Scrborough, Whitby, Sunderland, and South and North Shields.
inscription:- printed bottom of map
ROADS MEASURED FROM HICKS HALL.
inscription:- printed below map
London : Published by R. H. LAURIE, No.53 Fleet Street.
wxh, sheet:- 26.5x32.5cm
wxh, map:- 256x308 mm
scale line:- 15 miles = 50.0 mm
scale:- 1 to 480000 ? (1 to 482803 from scale line assuming a statute mile)
inscription:- printed title page
SECOND EDITION CORRECTED TO 1807 / of / LAURIE AND WHITTLE'S / NEW / TRAVELLER'S COMPANION / Exhibiting / A COMPLETE AND CORRECT SURVEY / Of all the DIRECT and principal CROSS ROADS / in / ENGLAND, WALES, / and / SCOTLAND, / as far North as Edinburgh, and Glasgow : / to which has been added the Roads to Perth and Aberdeen / by Nathl : Coltman. / 1806. / Published 12th. Feby. 1806, by LAURIE & WHITTLE, No.53 Fleet Street, London.
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references:- Laurie, Robert H & Whittle, James: 1806 & 1810 & 1815: Laurie and Whittle's New Traveller's Companion: (London)
Laurie, Robert H: 1834: Laurie's New Traveller's Companion: Laurie, Robert H (London)
sources:- Chubb 1927 (CCCXLIII)
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HMCMS Map Collection
Armitt Library
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items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
   Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.101 -- road map (plate 21) -- Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh
   Kendal Library : Map 79 -- road map (plate 18) -- Completion of the Roads to the Lakes -- New Traveller's Companion
   private collection (18) -- road book -- New Traveller's Companion -- Laurie's New Traveller's Companion
   private collection (18_0) -- road map -- England and Wales -- New Traveller's Companion
   private collection (18_18) -- road map (plate 18) -- Completion of the Roads to the Lakes -- New Traveller's Companion
   private collection (18_21) -- road map (plate 21) -- Continuation of the Roads to Glasgow and Edinburgh -- New Traveller's Companion