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map type:- Bacon
1900s
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Map, Cumberland and Westmorland Lake District, or
Waistcoat Pocket Map of Lake District, scale about 5 miles
to 1 inch, published by G W Bacon and Co, 127 Strand,
London, about 1900s?
The copy seen was a lithograph printed on cotton.
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(map example private collection (35))
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map feature:-
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folded & card covers & up is N & scale line
& sea plain & coast shaded & rivers & lakes
& relief & hill hachuring & parks & county
& settlements & roads & railways & canals
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inscription:-
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embossed cover
BACON'S / Waistcoat-Pocket / MAP OF / LAKE DISTRICT
gold on red
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inscription:-
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printed top
CUMBERLAND & WESTMORLAND LAKE DISTRICT
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inscription:-
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printed bottom left, centre
Divided into 10 mile squares / G. W. BACON AND CO, 127,
STRAND, LONDON.
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wxh, cover:-
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8x11cm
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wxh, folded:-
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7.5x11cm
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wxh, sheet:-
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43.5x31.5cm
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wxh, map:-
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410x282mm
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scale line:-
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20 miles = 104.3 mm
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scale:-
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1 to 310000 ? (1 to 308599 from scale line)
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sources:-
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private collection
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items seen (illustrated items in bold):- |
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private collection (35)
-- map -- Cumberland and Westmorland Lake District --
Waistcoat Pocket Map of Lake District -- Waistcoat Pocket
Maps
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