Hughes 1868

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	map type:- Hughes 1868
	Maps, Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 6 miles to 1 inch, by William Hughes, published by Virtue, James S and Co, City Road and Ivy Lane, London, 1868. Published in 'The National Gazetteer: A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands ... illustrated with a complete county Atlas, and numerous Maps ... London: Virtue and Co., City Road, and Ivy Lane, 1868.' The atlas size is 7 x 10 1/2 ins. These county maps may have been the first to have been mechanically coloured? Published in 'A New County Atlas of Great Britain ... by W. Hughes.' 1873. By this edn the map has had 'Heights in feet' added below the scale line, and spot heights labelled on the map.
	(map example Dove Cottage : 2007.38.80
	map feature:-	table of symbols (rather little) & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales & coast line & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & county & settlements & roads & canals & railways
	inscription:-	printed lower right WESTMORELAND
	inscription:-	printed bottom centre and right LONDON : JAMES S. VIRTUE. / W. Hughes
	wxh, sheet:-	34.5x26.5cm
	wxh, map:-	298x238mm
	inscription:-	printed above scale line English Miles
	scale line:-	8 miles = 48.2 mm
	scale:-	1 to 270000 ? (1 to 267111 from scale line)
	references:-	Hughes, William: 1868: National Gazetteer & Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands: Virtue, James S and Co (London) Hughes, William: 1873: New County Atlas of Great Britain: (London)
	sources:-	Chubb 1927 Wordsworth Trust Collection Armitt Library Carlisle Library Maps
	items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
		Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.82 -- map -- Westmoreland
		Carlisle Library : Map 157 -- map -- Cumberland
		Carlisle Library : Map 158 -- map -- Cumberland
		Carlisle Library : Map 202 -- map -- Westmoreland
		Carlisle Library : Map 203 -- map -- Westmoreland
		Dove Cottage : 2007.38.79 -- map -- Cumberland
		Dove Cottage : 2007.38.80 -- map -- Westmoreland

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