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Geological Survey, One Inch

Geological map series, Westmorland and Cumberland, etc, The Lakes in Cumbria, published by the Ordnance Survey and/or Geological Survey, 1830s-1900s.
The geological maps are produced on the basis of OS one inch maps, Old Series and New Series in turn, using the sheet numbering of those series.
Both solid and drift geology were mapped; on hachured or outline base maps; coloured or uncoloured. The sheets available for Cumbria were (listed west to east, north to south):-
old series, solid, 1850-95 -- 107NE, 106NW, 107SW, 107SE, 106SW, 106SE, 101NW, 101NE, 102NW, 102NE, 101SW, 101SE, 102SW, 102SE, 99N, 98NW, 98NE, 97NW, 99S, 98SW, 98SE, 97SW, 91NW.
old series, drift, 1871-98 -- 107NE, 106NW, 107SW, 107SE, 106SW, 101NW, 101NE, 102NW, 102NE, 101SW, 102SW, 102SE, 99N, 98NE, 97NW, 99S, 97SW, 91NW.
new series, solid, hachured base -- 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40, 47, 48, 49, 50, 58.
new series, solid, colour printed, 1902-71 -- 12, 18, 22, 23, 28, 37, 40, 50.
new series, drift, hachured base -- 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, 37, 39, 40, 47, 50, 58.
new series, drift, colour printed, 1902-74 -- 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 25, 28, 37, 40, 50.
(map example )
scale:- 1 to 63360 ? (nominal)
references:- Hellyer, Roger: 1999: Ordnance Survey Small Scale Maps: Archer, David (Kerry, Montgomeryshire):: ISBN 0 9517579 5 4

sources:-

sources:- JandMN Collection
private collection

items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
   JandMN (104_18) -- geological map (sheet 18) -- Brampton
   JandMN (104_19) -- geological map (sheet 19) -- Hexham
   JandMN (104_22) -- geological map (sheet 22) -- Maryport
   JandMN (104_28) -- geological map (sheet 28) -- Whitehaven
   JandMN (104_37) -- geological map (sheet 37) -- Gosforth
   private collection (184) -- geological map (sheet 30) -- Appleby
   private collection (185) -- geological map (sheet 23) -- Cockermouth
   private collection (186) -- geological map (sheet 50) -- Hawes
   private collection (187) -- geological map (sheet 29) -- Keswick
   private collection (188) -- geological map (sheet 28) -- Whitehaven
   private collection (189) -- geological map (sheet 22) -- Maryport
   private collection (190) -- geological map (sheet 58) -- Barrow in Furness
   private collection (191) -- geological map (sheet 49) -- Kirkby Lonsdale
   private collection (192) -- geological map (sheet 17) -- Carlisle
   private collection (193) -- geological map (sheet 39) -- Kendal
   private collection (194) -- geological map (sheet 40) -- Kirkby Stephen