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Morden 1701
Maps, Westmorland, scale about 4.5 miles to 1 inch, Cumberland, scale about 7.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1701; published 1701-04.
Published in 'The New Description and State of England, containing the Maps of the Counties of England and Wales, in Fifty Three Copper-Plates, Newly Design'd, Exactly Drawn and Engraven by the best Artists. ... London, Printed for Robert Morden, in Cornhill; Thomas Cockerill, at the Three Leggs and Bible against Grocers-Hall in the Poultry; and Ralph Smith, at the Bible under the Piazza of the Royal Exchange, 1701.'
The atlas has a title page and pages of text; its size is 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 ins; the map is plain on the reverse; it is known as the 'smaller' Morden map, and was probably engraved about 1693 though published later.
Published in a second edition 'The New Description and State of England, Containing The Maps of The Counties of England and Wales, In Fifty Three Copper-plates, Newly Designed by Mr. Robert Morden, Exactly Drawn and Engraven by the Best Artists. ... The Second Edition. ... London: Printed for S. and J. Sprint, J. Nicholson and S. Burroughs in Little Britain; A. Bell, and R. Smith in Cornhill, 1704.'
Published again in the same year in 'The New Description and State Of England, Containing The Maps of The Counties of England and Wales, In Fifty Three Copper-Plates, Newly Design'd by mr. Robert Morden, Exactly Drawn and Engraven by the Best Artists. The several Counties described, the Account of their Ancient and Modern names, Extent, Soil, Former and Present Inhabitants, their Number, Rarities, Market-Towns, and days whereon the markets are kept; Hundreds, Rivers, Bays, Harbours, Bridges, Minerals, Commodities, Number of Acres, what proportion each County pays to the Land-Tax, Archbishopricks, Cathedrals, Parish-Churches, Schools, Hospitals, Roads and Distances, Roman Ways, Post-Towns, Men of Note, Memorable Battles and Actions, the Houses of the Nobility and Gentry, an Account of fairs, &c. The Second Edition. To which are Added, New and Exact Lists of the House of Peers and Commons, of the Lord-Lieutenants of each County, of the Army, Navy, Officers and Offices, and all persons in Places of Profit or Trust, Belonging to this Kingdom. London: Printed for S. and J. Sprint, J. Nicholson and S. Burroughs in Little-Britain; A. Bell, and R. Smith in Cornhill, 1704.'
the map is unchanged in the 1704 'second' editions.
Published in an edition advertised as '... exactly drawn and engraven by Mr Hermann Moll, and the best Artists ... Printed for Ralph Smith at the Bible, under the Royal Exchange, Cornhill.' 1704.
The map in the 'other' 1704 edition declares Herman Moll as the draughtsman and engraver, and Ralph Smith as publisher, but is unchanged?
The map is altered and published again from 1708-38, see Morden 1708.
   Morden 1708
(map example )
scale line:- 5 miles = 1 1/8 ins
scale:- 1 to 280000 ? (1 to 281600 from scale line assuming a statute mile)
references:- Morden, Robert: 1701: New Description and State of England: Morden, Robert & Cockerill, Thomas & Smith, Ralph (London)
Morden, Robert: 1704: New Description and State of England: Sprint, S and J & Nicholson, J & Burroughs, S & Bell, A & Smith, R (London)
Morden, Robert: 1704: New Description and State of England: Smith, R (London)
sources:- Chubb 1927 (CXXIV)
Hodson 1984
British Library : Maps C.24.b.25 (2)
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   Carlisle Library : Map 16 -- map -- Westmorland