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Atlas
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Title page:-
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COLLINS' Pocket ORDNANCE RAILWAY ATLAS OF GREAT BRITAIN H.
G. COLLINS, 22, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON.
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MAP FEATURES
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These notes are mostly taken from the map for Westmorland
and Cumberland, page 5.
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title
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Printed at the top:-
Cumberland. 5. Westmoreland.
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orientation
up is N
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The map is printed with North at the top of the
sheet.
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scale line
scale
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Individual maps do not have a scale line. Page 2 of the
atlas declares the scale; a rectangle is engraved containing
the scale statement:-
EXPLANATION
This Square corresponds in size with the various MAPS in
this ATLAS and for ENGLAND & WALES, gives a length of 100
Miles, & a Width of 70 Miles, whereas SCOTLAND Being drawn
on a larger scale, only represents a length of 70 Miles and
a Width of 45 Miles.
Entered at Stationers Hall.
It is not clear whether the inner or outer border line
gives the distances. Using the inner line, 70 miles = 50.0
mm gives a scale 1 to 2253082 and 100 miles = 71.2 mm gives
1 to 2260314, average 1 to 2256698. The map scale is
about:-
1 to 2300000
36 miles to 1 inch
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lat and long
lat and long grid
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A graticule of latitude and longitude is printed across
the map at 1 degree intervals. The projection, judging from
several sheets, is trapezoidal.
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sea area
sea plain
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The sea area is plain. Off Cumbria are labelled:-
SOLWAY FIRTH
Morecambe B.
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coast line
coast shaded
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The coast line is emphasised with shading, in two stages,
out into the offing, and closer shading inshore.
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rivers
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Major rivers, these are very small maps, are drawn by
wiggly line, not labelled.
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lakes
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Lakes are drawn in outline, shaded, no labels. It is
possible to recognise some lakes, for example:-
Coniston Water
Windermere
Hawes Water
Ullswater
Derwent Water
Bassenthwaite Lake
Others are shown. None of the lakes is shown well enough
for their study to be rewarding.
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relief
hill hachuring
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Simple hill hachuring gives an impression of the Lake
District dome and the Pennine Hills.
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county
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County boundaries are a fine dotted line, with a tint for
each county along the line; Westmorland blue, Cumberland
pale brown. The county areas have the same tint paler, and
are labelled:-
WESTMORELAND
CUMBERLAND
Adjacent counties are labelled but not tinted.
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settlements
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Settlements on or off the railways are marked by dot and
circle, or circle, differentiated by style of labelling. The
differentiation is not reliable.
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cities |
dot and circle; labelled in upright block caps:-
CARLISLE
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towns |
dot and circle; labelled in upright lowercase text,
eg:-
Kirkby Kendal
Penrith
Except:-
APPLEBY
in italic block caps, the de jure county town.
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villages |
circle; labelled in italic lowercase text, eg:-
Keswick
Gosforth
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roads
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Roads are not shown.
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railways
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Railways are drawn by a bold line. Stations are not
clearly marked. The following railways can be recognised
(Cumbria):-
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Newcastle and Carlisle Railway |
Open 1852. From the east, through Haltwhistle,
Northumberland; to Carlisle, Cumberland; AND branch from
Haltwhistle, Northumberland; to Alston, Cumberland.
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Maryport and Carlisle Railway |
Open by 1845. From Carlisle to Maryport, Cumberland.
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Lancaster and Carlisle Railway |
Open 1846. From the south through Lancaster, Lancashire;
through Kendal, the Lune Gorge, Shap, Westmorland; then
Penrith to Carlisle, Cumberland.
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Kendal and Windermere Railway |
Open 1847. From near Kendal to lake Windermere,
Westmorland.
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Whitehaven Junction Railway |
Open by 1847. From Maryport to Whitehaven,
Cumberland.
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Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway |
Open to goods at least by 1850. From Whitehaven down the
coast to Broughton West, Cumberland.
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Furness Railway |
Open by 1848. Part from Broughton West to Dalton and
Rampside, Cumberland.
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Caledonian Railway |
Open 1847.
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Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway |
Open 1848,
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Cockermouth and Workington Railway |
open 1847. Drawn from Cockermouth to meet the Whitehaven
Junction, but not into Workington.
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