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WESTMORLAND.
In the course of the Autumn of this Year, WILL BE PUBLISHED
THE
NEW MAP OF Westmorland,
BEING THE THIRTEENTH OF THE SERIES OF NEW MAPS OF THE
Counties of England & Wales, FROM ACTUAL SURVEY, BY C. AND
J. GREENWOOD.
IN former times the Survey of a County was considered a
speculation of so serious a nature, that few individuals
were found willing to venture upon it: and though Premiums
(from one valuable Institution in particular) were offered,
as an inducement to the promotion of works of this kind, yet
at so late a period as the beginning of the present century,
few Maps of any of the Counties of England and Wales could
be found to be depended upon. It must nevertheless be
admitted, that those which did exist, (with some exceptions)
had been made on principles of science, reflecting credit
upon their authors; but having been surveyed at so many
different periods, and those periods generally remote, it
must be admitted that they could bear but little resemblance
to the present altered state of the Districts they formerly
represented.
It is the object, therefore, of the Proprietors of the
Series of New Maps of the Counties of England and Wales, to
complete one uniform Atlas of these Counties, in a
similarity of style, and within a limited period. And
calculating upon their claim to public confidence from the
many years they have been engaged in the undertaking, and
more particularly from the results of their labours in the
production of Maps of Twelve of the Counties (amongst which
will be found some of the largest in the kingdom,) they
trust they can with propriety assert, that within the
further period of about Eight Years they will be enabled to
accomplish the highest object of their ambition, in the
completion of the first uniform Series of Maps of the
English and Welch Counties ever made from actual survey.
Works of this nature and magnitude can scarcely ever be
sufficiently appreciated but by those who are practically
engaged in them, and consequently lose much of their
importance, by a want of publicity and proper
representation: the Proprietors will therefore esteem
themselves highly obliged to those who may favour them with
a call at either of their Offices, and where they trust such
Information will be given, with other indubitable Proofs of
their Claim to Public Support, as will yield the utmost
satisfaction to every candid enquirer.
The Proprietors here beg to observe, that they have, at
different periods of the progress of their Work, had to
contend with opposition, which has generally arisen out of
improper motives, by individuals whose services they have
from one cause or another been obliged to dispense with, and
which has uniformly ceased to exist when proper descriptions
of them have come before the Public. Every caution was taken
at the commencement of this concern, not to injure the
interest of those who might possess property in copyrights
existing, or who might then be engaged in the Survey of any
of the Counties; and with a view to this object, such
inquiry was made, as was deemed necessary for that purpose,
and also [demonstrated that the County Maps generally were
in a state so defective as but ill accord withe present
literary and scientific character] of the country. Under
these considerations the Proprietors of this Work determined
upon their present undertaking, and circulated notices of
their intentions by public Advertisement; this Work was
therefore immediately commenced, and has now been proceeded
in with unremitting application during a period of nearly
Nine Years; and as it continues to involve a capital, which
can only be redeemed by final completion of the whole
Series, the Proprietors are bound, whatever sacrifices they
are obliged to make, to protect themselves as much as
possible against any attempts that may be made to frustrate
their ultimate object.
Trusting, therefore, to a continuance of that unbounded
patronage, which has so peculiarly distinguished this work,
and which could only have accumulated by repeated proofs of
its undoubted pretensions to merit - the Proprietors will
continue to pursue their operations with increased vigour;
and they are now considerably augmenting their establishment
of Surveyors and Artists, that the engagements made with
their numerous Subscribers and the Public may be fully
realized.
In this Series of Maps is comprehended a genuine delineation
of the face of the country. The Residences of the Nobility
and Gentry are beautifully represented; Parks, Plantations,
Pleasure Grounds, Water, Woods, &c. are ornamentally and
clearly described; the Boundaries of the Wapentakes,
Hundreds, Wards, &c. and of the Parishes and Townships, are
accurately delineated; Roads, Rivers, Canals, Cities, Towns,
Villages, Farm-Houses, &c. are faithfully introduced, and
every feature calculated to promote the interesting
appearance, and to combine the essential qualifications of a
usefulness, perspicuity, and elegance, studiously united and
harmonized in the scientific construction and general
arrangement of the Work.
The Engraving is executed in a superior manner, by Artists
of the first eminence; and appropriate Embellishments got up
and introduced in the most tasteful and masterful style.
Price of the whole Series (Proof Impressions) in Sheets, 125
Guineas; and for individual Counties, according to the Scale
of Prices given below. No Money is received but for each Map
when delivered. Further Particulars may be had on
application to Mr. GEORGE PRINGLE, jun. Repository for the
Sale of these Maps, 70 Queen Street, Cheapside; and at the
Offices of Messrs. GREENWOOD, Surveyors, 174, Piccadilly,
London.
March 1, 1823.
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A list of maps and prices is given; listed by county, the
scale in inches to a mile, the number of sheets, and price
in Lsd.
MAPS PUBLISHED
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Lancashire ... 1 ... 6 ... 3 3 0
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Cumberland ... 1 ... 6 ... 3 3 0
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MAPS TO PUBLISH.
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Westmorland ... 1 ... 4 ... 3 3 0
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The Proprietors of the Series of New Maps of the Counties of
England and Wales, having at former periods occasionally
published Lists of the Subscribers to the Work, are
unwilling, altogether, to abandon a plan so well calculated
to convey to the Public a sense of its importance and
magnitude; but the great accumulation of Patronage having
rendered it impossible to insert the whole as usual, they
have selected from upwards of ten thousand names, now on
their Books, those of the following illustrious, noble, and
highly respectable Personages.
HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE KING.
and so on through princes, dukes, marquises, earls,
lords, baronets, knights, viscounts, and bishops.
This grand advertisement was found repeated in the
Westmorland Gazette 28 June 1823 and 5 July 1823, and
appears in the Kendal Chronicle 21 June1823, 28 June 1823
and 5 July 1823.
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