A map of Cumberland from the best authorities

Description

Printed map. "Engraved by J. Cary." Visual scale [121 mm=12 miles]. Includes "Reference to the Wards." Probably originally published in William Camden, Richard Gough and John Cary, Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the flourishing kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland..., published 1789. Described in Chubb, Printed Maps in the Atlases of Great Britain and Ireland, entry CCLXXI, p. 217-220: "Richard Gough's translation of the 1607 edition of Camden's Britannia, with sixty maps drawn by E. Noble, and engraved by John Cary. Unless otherwise indicated the titles of the maps begin: 'A Map of,' and end: 'from the latest Authorities. Engraved by J. Cary.' The maps are arranged throughout the work, with the text to which they belong." Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.