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map type:- Rennie
1792
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Canal map, Plan of the Proposed Lancaster Canal,
Lancashire and Westmorland, scale about 1 miles to 1 inch,
surveyed by John Rennie, 1791-92, engraved by William Faden,
London, 1792.
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(example map Kendal Museum)
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map feature:-
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compass rose & up is E & scale line & sea plain
& coast form lines & rivers & lakes & relief
& hill hachuring & parks & county &
settlements & roads & canals
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inscription:-
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printed upper left of centre
PLAN / of the proposed / Lancaster Canal / from KIRKBY
KENDAL in the COUNTY of WESTMORLAND / to / WEST HOUGHTON in
the COUNTY of PALATINE LANCASHIRE / Surveyed in the Years
1791 & 1792 / By JOHN RENNIE, Engineer. F.R.S.E. / Engraved
by W. Faden, Geogr. to the King 1792.
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wxh, map:-
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142x51cm
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inscription:-
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printed abve the scale line
SCALE of STATUTE MILES
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scale line:-
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6+1 miles = 173.0 mm (approx)
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scale:-
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1 to 68000 ? (1 to 67781 from scale line)
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sources:-
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Kendal Museum
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items seen (illustrated items in bold):- |
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Kendal Museum : item 1
-- canal map -- Plan of the Proposed Lancaster Canal
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