An accurate map of the matchless lake of Derwent, . (situate in the most delightful vale which perhaps ever human eye beheld) near Keswick, Cumberland; [...] Surveyed &c. by P. Crosthwaite [...].
Peter Crosthwaite (1735-1808)
Category
Maps
Date
1819
Materials
Place of origin
Keswick
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049173
Summary
Bibliographic description
1 map . 21x41cm. . 1o.. Not identified in 1768 catalogue. Bound with 5 other maps of the Lake District by Crosthwaite.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front flyleaf: Stamford [i.e. George Harry Grey, 6th earl of Stamford (1756-1845)].. Binding: 1/4 sheep, marbled paper; vertical black spine label: 'Crosthwaite's maps'.
Makers and roles
Peter Crosthwaite (1735-1808), cartographer Samuel John Neele (1758-1824), engraver (printmaker)