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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.
(example Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.44)
map feature:- 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
inscription:- printed title cartouche, upper left
WESTMORELAND
inscription:- printed above scale line
English Miles
wxh, sheet:- 28x21.6cm
wxh, map:- 229x165mm
scale line:- 10 miles = 42.5 mm
scale:- 1 to 380000 ? (1 to 378669 from scale line assuming a statute mile)
longitude, Kendal:- 2d 49m W (?)
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references:- Johnson, Thomas: 1847: Johnson's Atlas of England: (Manchester)

sources:- Chubb 1927 (DXXIII)
Armitt Library

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   Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.44 -- map -- Westmoreland