The English Lake District With Maps Plans Of Towns And Illustrations PDF Download

Excerpt from A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to the English Lake District: With an Outline Guide for Pedestrians, Map of District and Three Section Maps, Upwards of Sixty Illustrations HE Lake District proper has been defined as the picturesque and mountainous region comprised within the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland and a small portion Of Lancashire, within which are grouped as many as sixteen lakes or meres, besides innumerable mountain tarns and streams and a series of mountains rising in seven points to a height of over three thousand feet. The district extends about thirty miles from north to south, by about twenty-nve from east to west but for the benefit of visitors to this most inviting land our work covers a wider area, and some Of the beautiful and interesting places beyond the defined boundary are dealt with. For the sake of lucidity and convenience we have divided the area covered by the Guide into two main districts, with sections as under. A glance at the Contents pages will, we trust, make the arrangement of the book quite clear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.