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Kendal Library : Map 105

Map, hand coloured engraving, New Map of the County of Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Jones and Smith, Pentonville, published by Charles Smith, 172 Strand, London, 1804, edn 1832.
Sold by J Wyld, Charing Cross, London; with data relevant to the Reform Act 1832.
The table of symbols is extended - Boundaries of Hundreds [dotted line, yellow tint]; Principal Places of County Election [square, red tint]; Boroughs to return two Members [star, red tint]; Boroughs to return one Member [circle, blue tint]; Polling Places [cross formy, orange tint]. On the map - Appleby red square, orange cross; Kendal blue circle, orange cross; Kirkby Stephen orange cross; Kirkby Lonsdale orange cross; Ambleside orange cross.
   Smith 1804
map feature:- sectioned for folding (6x3) & mounted & table of symbols & compass rose & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales (retangular projection; Longitude West from Greenwich) & coast form lines & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & forests & woods & parks & county & wards & table of wards & settlements & roads & turnpike roads & road distances & distances from London & canals & electoral data
inscription:- printed upper left
A / NEW MAP / of the COUNTY of / WESTMORLAND / Divided into Wards. / [ ]. / Corrected to 1832.
inscription:- printed upper left
LONDON / Printed for C. SMITH No.172 Strand.
hidden by Wyld's label
inscription:- printed label pasted over part of the title, upper left
Sold by J. Wyld. Geographer to His Majesty / CHARING CROSS, EAST / (nearly opposite Northumberland House) / LONDON.
inscription:- printed with scale line
Scale / Furlongs / Miles
scale line:- 8+1 miles = 100.9 mm
wxh, sheet:- 56x48cm
wxh, map:- 52.5x45.5cm
scale:- 1 to 140000 ? (1 to 143549 from scale line assuming a statute mile)