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Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, engraved by J Lowes, scale about 7.5 miles to 1 inch, probably about 1800.
The table of symbols distinguishes 'Roads in which Travellers usually go [double line, solid] Other Roads [double line, dotted]'.
Taken from a guide book, A Descriptive Tour, and Guide to the Lakes, Caves and Mountains, by John Housman, 1800 or later edn.
(example Carlisle Library : ZD912.1)
map feature:- oval cartouche & table of symbols & compass rose & up is N & scale line & sea plain & coast form lines & rivers & lakes & forests & county & settlements & roads
inscription:- printed upper left
A MAP / of the / LAKES / in / Cumberland, Westmorland / and / Lancashire. / J. Lowes Sculpt.
wxh, sheet:- 22x18.5cm
wxh, map:- 197x161mm
inscription:- printed with scale line
Scale of Miles
scale line:- 10 miles = 34.2 mm
scale:- 1 to 470000 ? (1 to 470568 from scale line)
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sources:- Carlisle Library Maps
items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
   Armitt Library : A1189.1 -- map -- Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire
   Carlisle Library : Map 352 -- map -- Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire