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NOTES from BACON'S CYCLING ROAD MAP of ENGLAND AND WALES,
1910s
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The map size is: wxh, sheet = 53x61.5cm; wxh, map =
512x562mm. Being tightly folded in its road book the map is
badly creased, and is torn from being handled in use. The
paper is thin.
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Map Features
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title
map maker
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Printed upper right:-
CYCLING ROAD-MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES
Printed at the bottom:-
G. W. BACON & CO., Ltd., 127, STRAND, LONDON.
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orientation
up is N
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The map's orientation is not indicated, except by the
scales of latitude and longitude. The map is printed with
North at the top of the sheet.
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scale line
scale
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Printed upper right below the title is a:-
SCALE
chequered in miles to 5 then in 10 mile intervals,
labelled 0,5,10,20,30,40. The 40 miles = 59.9 mm gives a
scale 1 to 1074687. The map scale is about:-
1 to 1000000
17 miles to 1 inch
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lat and long
lat and long scales
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Printed in the map borders are scales of latitude and
longitude for a trapezoid, or perhaps conical, projection;
chequered at 10 minute intervals, labelled at degrees. The
map includes roughly from 2d E to 6d W, 50.5d to 55.5d N;
England and Wales, the south west peninsular in an insert
upper left, St David's Head etc in an insert on the
left.
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table of symbols
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Printed upper right below the title is a:-
REFERENCE.
Main Roads ... [double line, light bold]
Other Roads ... [double line, narrower, light light]
Railways ... [double line, chequered]
NOTE
The figures against the names of towns indicate the distance
from London.
The figures along the roads show the distance between market
towns.
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sea area
sea plain
coast line
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The sea area is plain with some areas labelled, eg:-
ENGLISH CHANNEL
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county
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County boundaries are fine dotted lines. County areas are
labelled, eg:-
HAMPSHIRE
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settlements
distances from London
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Settlements are marked by a few blocks or just a circle;
differentiated by style of labelling.
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city |
couple of blocks; labelled in upright block caps,
eg:-
WINCHESTER / 62
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town |
couple of blocks; labelled in upright lowercase text,
eg:-
Stockbridge / 67
The figures are the distances from London. These can be
difficult to find amongst all the other figures.
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village
hamlet
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circle; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:-
Cadnam
The places that are marked and labelled are nodes in the
road network.
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roads
road distances
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Roads are drawn by double line, differentiated by size.
Major roads are broader and have one line bold; minor roads
are narrower.
Distances between market towns are given by figures by
the road. Be careful how you read these.
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railways
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Railways are drawn by a chequered double line. Notice
that some stations are used as nodes in the route
itineraries.
Not all railways are shown.
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