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Murray 1889 map
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Map, 2 sheets, A New Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by Stanford's Geographical Establishment from Ordnance Survey data, published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, edn 1889.
Folded and inserted in pockets in front and back covers of A Handbook to the English Lakes. Four sections of the map are repeated, with hill shading, tipped into the text of the guide book.
(example Armitt Library : A11661.)
map feature:- folded (6x3) & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales (Longitude West of Greenwich) & lat and long grid (10x10 minutes) & sea tinted & coast line & foreshore sands & rivers & lakes & relief & spot heights & woods & forests & parks & county & settlements & roads & canals & railways
inscription:- printed lower left, S sheet
A NEW MAP / OF THE / LAKE DISTRICT / OF / CUMBERLAND, WESTMORLAND / AND / LANCASHIRE / CHIEFLY FROM THE ORDNANCE SURVEY
inscription:- printed bottom right, centre, each sheet
Stanford's Geographical Establishment / London : John Murray, Albemarle Street.
wxh, N sheet:- 55.5x35cm
wxh, S sheet:- 55.5x36.5cm
wxh, N map:- 512x270mm
wxh, S map:- 516x282mm
inscription:- printed with scale line
SCALES / 2 Eng. Stat. Miles to one Inch or 1/126.720th. of Nature / English Statute Miles
scale line:- 5+1 miles = 76.5 mm
scale:- 1 to 130000 ? (1 to 126223 from scale line)
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sources:- Armitt Library

items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
   Armitt Library : A1166.1 -- map -- New Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire
   Armitt Library : A1166.2 -- map
   Armitt Library : A1166.3 -- map
   Armitt Library : A1166.4 -- map
   Armitt Library : A1166.5 -- map
   JandMN (463_1) -- map -- New Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire
   JandMN (463_2) -- map
   JandMN (463_3) -- map
   JandMN (463_4) -- map
   JandMN (463_5) -- map