Lakes Map, Collins 1849-52

Collins 1849-52


	item:- Carlisle Library : Map 156
	Map, uncoloured lithograph? Cumberland, scale about 4.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Henry G Collins, 22 Paternoster Row, London, 1849-52. Included in The British Gazetteer by Benjamin Clarke. The railways are boldly overprinted on an existing map - 'Newcastle & Carlisle Raily.' open 1836; 'Caledonian Raily. from Glasgow & Edinburgh' 1861; 'from Dumfries' ie Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Rwy; 'Maryport and Carlisle Railway' 1840-45; Whitehaven Junction Rwy 1846-47; Whitehaven and Furness Junction Rwy shown to Ravenglass with projected line to cross the Duddon Estuary a little north of Askam in Furness; 'Furness Raily. to Barrow & Piel Pier' 1846-54; Cockermouth and Workington Rwy 1847; Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Rwy projected to Keswick only; 'Lancaster & Carlisle Railway' 1846.
		Collins 1849-52
	map feature:-	decorative border & floral cartouche & table of symbols & compass rose & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales (Longitude West from Greenwich) & sea plain & coast line & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & forests & parks & county & wards & table of wards & electoral data & settlements & roads & road distances & distances from London & canals & railways
	inscription:-	printed title cartouche, upper left THE / BRITISH GAZETTEER. / CUMBERLAND.
	inscription:-	printed bottom London Published for the proprietors by H. G. Collins 22 Paternoster Row.
	inscription:-	printed with scale line Scale. / Miles.
	scale line:-	12+1 miles = 71.7 mm
	wxh, sheet:-	40.5x45.5cm
	wxh, map:-	342x413cm
	scale:-	1 to 290000 ? (1 to 291792 from scale line assuming a statute mile)