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map type:- Otley
1830s
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Geological map, 4 sheets, engraving, hand coloured to
show geology, Plan of the County of Westmorland, scale about
1 1/4 inches to 1 mile, surveyed 1823-25 by Thomas Hodgson,
engraved by W Gardner, Harpur Street, London, published by
Thomas Hodgson, Lancaster, Lancashire, 1828; geologically
coloured probably by Jonathan Otley, after 1835.
Fitted round the vignette lower left is a table of strata
added in manuscript. Note the use of 'Silurian' which was
not in use till 1835.
The manuscript labels to the geology have been compared with
a sample of the handwriting of Jonathan Otley with no
decisive conclusion. The labelling is 'lettering', the
handwriting is a tidy cursive hand; the two are not really
comparable. To a nonexpert eye the two hands are different,
but the purposes of writing are also different. Comparison
of equally formal lettering on other maps by Jonathan Otley,
in a private collection, makes it very likey that the
geological colouring is by him.
This map is in a private collection and another copy is in Kendal Library.
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(example Kendal Library (152))
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map feature:-
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decorative border & dedication & vignettes (Appleby
Castle, Lowther Castle) & table of symbols & compass
rose & up is N & scale line & coast form lines
& rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring
& spot heights (few) & woods & forests &
parks & commons & county & wards & table of
wards & parishes & settlements & roads &
turnpike roads & sands roads & roman roads &
canals & table of data (heights of mountains, heights of
lakes, populations, poor rates, areas) & geology &
table of strata
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inscription:-
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printed upper left, sheet A
PLAN of the COUNTY / OF / WESTMORLAND, / describing
minutely the Boundaries of / WARDS, PARISHES & TOWNSHIPS, /
THE COURSES OF RIVERS & BROOKS, / Turnpike, Carriage,
Bridle, & Roman Roads, / also the positions of / Towns,
Villages, / SEATS & FARM HOUSES, COMMONS, PARKS, WOODS, /
Lakes, / MOUNTAINS, / &c. &c.
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inscription:-
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printed upper left, sheet A
FROM AN / Actual Personal Survey / Taken during the Years
1823, 4 & 5. / BY / T. Hodgson, Surveyor, / LANCASTER. //
Engraved & Printed by / W. R. GARDNER, / Harpur Street, /
London.
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inscription:-
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printed dedication
To Subscribers ... THOS. HODGSON, Lancaster, 1828.
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inscription:-
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ms lower left
GEOLOGICAL COLOURS & Signs after PROFESSOR SEDWICK /
[pale orange] New Red Sandstone / [pale orange with red
spots] Conglomerate of Do. / [pale brown] Millstone Grit and
Lower Beds of Coal &c. / [mid blue] Great Scar Limestone &c.
/ [brick red] Old Red Sandstone / [pale lilac] Upper Slate
Series (Silurian System) / [dark blue] Band of Limestone of
Coniston Water Head &c. / [pale green] Green Slate,
alternating with Numerous Masses of Felspar Porphyry /
[purple] Skiddaw Slate / [pale green with red spots]
Trappean Rock in Mass. / [pale green with red streaks] Do.
in Beds in Masses alternating with Slate / [red]
Granite.
table of strata
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sources:-
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private collection : 305
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items seen (illustrated items in bold):- |
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Kendal Library : Map 152
-- geological map -- Plan of the County of Westmorland
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private collection (305)
-- geological map -- Plan of the County of Westmorland
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