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Kendal Library : Map 77

Map, uncoloured lithograph, Westmorland, scale about 3 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, some as a broad bold line, others as a double light line. Railways in bold, both opened 1846 - Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, labelled at the map borders 'From Lancaster' 'From Carlisle'; and Kendal and Windermere Railway. Railways in light - Low Gill and Ingleton branch railway, labelled 'To Settle & Skipton'; railway through Hawes then Kirkby Stephen, Appleby to Clifton labelled 'Northern Counties Union Raily. (to Thirsk)', parts of the Settle and Carlisle and the Hawes branch routes; South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, opened 1861, labelled 'Northern Counties Union Raily. (to Durham)'.
   Collins 1849-52
map feature:- decorative border & table of symbols & plain cartouche & compass rose & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales (rectangular projection; W from Greenwich) & sea plain & coast line & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & woods & forests & parks & county & wards & table of wards & electoral data & settlements & roads & turnpike roads & post roads & road distances & distances from London & railways
inscription:- printed title cartouche, upper left
THE / BRITISH GAZETTEER. / WESTMORLAND.
inscription:- printed bottom
London Published for the proprietors by H. G. Collins 22 Paternoster Row.
inscription:- printed with scale line
Scale. / Miles.
scale line:- 8+1 miles = 75.3 mm
wxh, sheet:- 44.5x39.5cm
wxh, map:- 416x344cm
scale:- 1 to 190000 ? (1 to 192352 from scale line assuming a statute mile)