Shannon, W. (2021). Cumbrian maps, plans and antiquarian notes in the King George III Topographical Collection. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 21 (series 3). Vol 21, Bowness-on-Windermere: Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. pp. 139-160. https://doi.org/10.5284/1090526.
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Cumbrian maps, plans and antiquarian notes in the King George III Topographical Collection
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Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 21 (series 3)
The King George III Topographical Collection was assembled during the second half of the 18th century and presented to the nation in 1828. Of more than 40,000 items in the collection, some 400 relate to Cumbria, and from these a selection has been made which throws new light upon contemporaneous interest in both antiquarianism and topography during the period following the Jacobite Rebellion. The selected items include a plan of a bog-burst in 1772; a map of the military road made between Newcastle and Carlisle c.1750; a map made by General Roy of the River Esk; a sequence of plans for improving the fortifications at Carlisle; some sketches by the Cumbrian antiquary, George Smith, intended for publication in the Gentleman's Magazine; and an anonymous sketch of an inscription from Appleby.
