Cumberland, 1751. ‘Map of the Black Lead Mines etc. in Cumberland’ from Gentleman’s Magazine, June 1st, 1751.
Cumberland, 1751. ‘Map of the Black Lead Mines etc. in Cumberland’ from Gentleman’s Magazine, June 1st, 1751. Uncoloured engraving approx. scale 1”= 2miles. 21.5 x28cm, plate area 20.5 x 25.5. Faint plate impression (thin paper). Old folds flattened. North to right. Double mounted in blue card. In good condition. Together with original account (cross-referenced on map) from Gentleman’s Magazine, vol 21. pp51-53, February 1751, which ends with “We shall soon give a map of this place, the only one that was ever drawn”. Also, in good condition.