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Map Features
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title
map maker
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Printed title:-
The CYCLIST'S ROUTE MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES. PUBLISHED AT THE
OFFICE OF THE BAZAAR EXCHANGE & MART 170, STRAND, LONDON.
W.C.
Printed at the bottom:-
PRINTED ON PARCHMENT PAPER SPECIALLY MADE FOR THIS MAP.
Printed on the cover, black and grey on red, with an
illustration of 2 cyclists on safety bicycles of about
1895:-
The C[Y ] ROUTE [ ] of ENGLAN[D ] WALES 1/- NEW EDITION /
LONDON BAZAAR EXCHANGE & MART OFFICE 170 STRAND WC
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table of symbols
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A table of symbols is printed lower left:-
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orientation
compass rose
up is N
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Printed in the Irish Sea is a compass rose; no circle,
star points for cardinal and half cardinal directions, North
marked by a fleur de lys. The map is printed with North at
the top.
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scale line
scale
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There is a scale line of:-
British Statute Miles
The 60 miles = 101.5 mm gives a scale 1 to 951336. The
maps scale is about
1 to 950000
15 miles to 1 inch.
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sea area
sea plain
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The sea area is plain. Some sea areas are labelled,
eg:-
SOLWAY FIRTH
Allonby Bay
Bay of Morecambe
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coast line
coast shaded
headlands
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The coast line is emphasized by two levels of shading,
extending into the offing.
A headland might be labelled, eg:-
St. Bees Heads.
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rivers
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Rivers are drawn by a wiggly line tapering upstream. Some
rivers are labelled, eg:-
R. Eden
Eamont R.
Rivers cross roads sometimes interrupting the stream,
sometimes not; nothing can be implied about bridges.
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lakes
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Lakes are drawn in outline, the shore shaded. Some lakes
are labelled:-
Bassenthwaite Water
Broader Water [Brothers Water]
Coniston Water
Crammock Water
Ennerdale Water
Hals Water [Hawes Water]
Loweswater
Thirk Mere [Thirlmere]
Ulles Water
Wast Water
Other lakes might be recognized, eg:-
Buttermere lake
Codale Tarn (?)
Derwent Water
Devoke Tarn
Easedale Tarn (?)
Esthwaite Water
Hayes Water (?)
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county
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County boundaries are a dotted line, which is mostly
continued alongside a boundary feature such as a river. The
county areas are labelled, eg:-
WESTMORELAND
CUMBERLAND
Windermere is shown entirely in Lancashire; Ullswater is
correctly shown part in Westmorland, part in Cumberland.
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settlements
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Settlements are marked by nothing, a block or two, or a
circle, perhaps with added elements, and differentiated by
style of labelling.
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cities
distances from London
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nothing, labelled in upright block caps:-
CARLISLE [2 stars] / 307
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The number is the distance from London.
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towns
distances from London
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nothing or perhaps a block; labelled in upright lowercase
text, eg:-
Ambleside / 275
Penrith / 285
Kendal [2 stars]
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villages
hamlets
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a circle;labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:-
Cumrew
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The number with the name is the distance from London.
The stars are for members sent to Parliament: 2 for
Carlisle, 2 for Cockermouth, 1 for Whitehaven, 1 for
Kendal.
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roads
road distances
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Roads are drawn by a double or single line, for more or
less important roads. Distances from place to place are
given alongside some routes, eg:-
H. N. to P. 12
Ken. to Pen. 25
K. to S. 11
The places are obvious when using the map!
Some major routes are tinted red, and labelled in roman
numerals. Routes IV, V and VI are relevant to Westmorland
and Cumberland.
route IV - from Boro'bridge through Richmond, Yorkshire;
then Brough, Appleby, Penrith to Carlisle, Cumberland; into
Scotland at Gretna Green, on to Glasgow.
route V - from the south, through Settle, Yorkshire; then
Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal, Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere,
Westmorland; Keswick, Pheasant Inn, Cockermouth, to
Whitehaven, Cumberland.
route IV - from the south, through Lancaster, Lancashire;
then Burton, Kendal, Shap, Westmorland; Penrith, High
Hesket, to Carlisle, Cumberland; into Scotland at Gretna
Green, an on to Glasgow.
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sands roads
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The road across Lancaster Sands is not drawn, but it is
labelled:-
Fordable at Low Water
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miscellany
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antiquities
roam wall
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Hadrians Wall is a bold line with fence palings:-
Picts Wall
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