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map type:- Johnson
1847
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Maps, Westmoreland, scale about 6 miles to 1 inch, and
Cumberland? engraved by Lizars, Edinburgh, published by
Thomas Johnson, Manchester, 1847.
Published in 'Johnson's Atlas of England: with all the
Railways containing forty two Separate Maps of the Counties
and Islands. Manchester published by Thos. Johnson, 1847.
Lizars sc.'
The map has a badge of Kendal; the atlas has a title page,
contents list, and coarse lithograph maps; its size is 8 1/8
x 10 1/2 ins. BUT there are no railways.
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(example Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.44)
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map feature:-
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title cartouche & vignettes & decorative border
& north point & up is N & scale line & lat
and long scales (rectangular projection?) & sea shaded
(?) & coast line & rivers & lakes & relief
& hill hachuring & forests & parks & county
& wards & settlements & roads
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inscription:-
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printed title cartouche, upper left
WESTMORELAND
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inscription:-
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printed above scale line
English Miles
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wxh, sheet:-
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28x21.6cm
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wxh, map:-
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229x165mm
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scale line:-
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10 miles = 42.5 mm
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scale:-
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1 to 380000 ? (1 to 378669 from scale line assuming a
statute mile)
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longitude, Kendal:-
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2d 49m W (?)
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references:-
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Johnson, Thomas: 1847: Johnson's Atlas of England:
(Manchester)
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sources:-
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Chubb 1927 (DXXIII)
Armitt Library
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items seen (illustrated items in bold):- |
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Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.44
-- map -- Westmoreland
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