A View of Derwentwater a Lake in Cumberland

Published in London 1773 for R. Goadby, J. Towers in Fore Street near Cripplegate.

Size is about 12.5 x 20 cm (5 x 8 inches)

Derwent Water (or Derwentwater) is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in the north of England. The lake occupies part of Borrowdale and lays immediately south of the town of Keswick. It is both fed and drained by the River Derwent. It measures approximately 4 km (3 miles) long by 1.5 km (1 mile) wide and is some 22 metres (72 feet) deep. There are several islands within the lake, one of which is inhabited. Derwent Island House, an 18th-century residence, is a tenanted National Trust property open to the public on five days each year.

This original antique print was produced from copper plate engraving process. Very good conditon for the age of this print.