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MAP FEATURES
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tile cartouche
strapwork cartouche
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Printed in a strapwork cartouche, upper right:-
WESTMOR LAND
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orientation
up is N
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There is no indicator of orientation except 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 lower right in a strapwork cartouche is:-
A Scale of Miles
chequered in miles, labelled in fives. The 15 miles =
22.7 mm gives a scale 1 to 1063443 wrongly assuming a
statute mile. The map scale is about:-
1 to 1100000 ?
17 miles to 1 inch
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lat and long scales
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Scales of latitude and longitude are printed in the left
and bottom borders, only, for a rectangular projection;
chequered and labelled at 5 minute intervals. Notice that
longitude is given East of a prime meridian. The
longitude, Kendal = 24d 53m E
approximately. The prime meridian is about 24d 38m W of
Greenwich, roughly in the Cape Verde Islands. The map
includes from 20d 50m to 23d 30m E on its prime meridian, ie
1d 08m to 3d 48m W of Greenwich; from 54d 18m to 55d 26m N;
all of Westmorland and parts of adjacent counties.
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sea area
sea moire effect
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The sea area is engraved with a moire effect.
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coast line
coast shaded
foreshore
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The coast line is emphasized by shading.
Foreshore sands in the Kent and Leven Estuaries are
dotted inside a line outline.
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rivers
bridges
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Rivers are drawn by a wiggly double line, perhaps broad
enough for a stream line, tapering upstream to a single
line. No rivers are labelled. On this small map only a few
rivers are shown and it is possible to recognize some,
eg:-
Kent, River
Lune, River
Eden, River
and a few more. The Solway Firth is missing by
Carlisle.
Notice that Coniston Water does not have an exit river
but is drawn more like a sea loch, and Windermere lake only
just manages to narrow to a stream to the sea.
Two bridges are drawn by a double line crossing and
interrupting a stream. Neither is labelled.
One is the Devil's Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale, the other
probably Levens Bridge. The map does not shew roads.
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lakes
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Lakes are drawn in outline with shore shading. No lake is
labelled. It is possible to recognize, not too
certainly:-
Coniston Water
Derwent Water (?)
Thirlmere (?)
Ullswater
Windermere lake
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relief
hillocks
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Relief is indicated by hillocks shaded to the east. There
is little organisation of the hills; they mostly occur where
there is space between labels. Westmorland is hilly.
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county
swash lettering
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The county boundaries are a fine dotted line which is
mostly carried on alongside a boundary feature. The boundary
is missing between Westmorland and the south part of
Lancashire. Windermere lake seems to be divided by the
boundary crossing at the ferry; Ullswater is shown mostly in
Cumberland.
Adjacent counties are labelled in swash lettering,
eg:-
PART OF CUMBER LAND
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settlements
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Settlements are mostly marked by a dot and circle or
double circle, with added elements, further differentiated
by style of labelling. Text size is an unreliable guide; all
text is italic.
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cities |
dot and double circle, towers with crosses; labelled in
larger lowercase italic:-
Carleisle
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towns |
dot and double circle, tower with cross; labelled in
larger lowercase italic, eg:-
Kendall
Apleby
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villages
hamlets
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dot and circle, tower; labelled in smaller lowercase
italic, eg:-
Ambleside
Paterdale
Brederdale head
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castles |
towers with a flag; labelled in smaller lowercase italic,
eg:-
Pendragon castle
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houses |
double circle, tower; labelled in smaller lowercase
italic, eg:-
Berwick Hall [Borwick, Lancashire]
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