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Pearson 1900s map
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Pearson's Map to the Lake District, two sheets, Northern Section and Southern Section, Westmorland, Cumberland etc, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by George Philip and Son, London, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s.
Folded and tipped in before the text of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts.
The guide book also includes 6 small maps of areas around lakes, showing the roads for an excursion - Buttermere, Crummock Water and Loweswater; From Windermere to Rydal Water and Grasmere; Round Thirlmere; Round Ullswater; Round Derwent Water; and Round Windermere Lake and Esthwaite Water.
(example Armitt Library : A1188.2)
map featuire:- folded (4x2) & up is N & scale line & sea tinted & sandbanks & coast line & foreshore & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & spot heights & forests & parks & county & settlements & roads & railways & canals & sands roads
inscription:- printed top, N section
PEARSON'S MAP TO THE LAKE DISTRICT (NORTHERN SECTION).
inscription:- printed top, S section
PEARSON'S MAP TO THE LAKE DISTRICT (SOUTHERN SECTION).
inscription:- printed bottom left, right, centre
Copyright / George Philip & Son, London & Liverpool / C. ARTHUR PEARSON, LIMITED, LONDON, W.C.
wxh, N sheet:- 33x23.5cm
wxh, S sheet:- 33x24.5cm
wxh, N map:- 308x206mm
wxh, S map:- 312x205mm
inscription:- printed with scale line
English Miles.
scale line:- 10 miles = 62.0 mm
scale:- 1 to 260000 ? (1 to 259572 from scale line)
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items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
   Armitt Library : A1188.2 -- map -- Pearson's Map to the Lake District
   Armitt Library : A1188.3 -- map -- Buttermere, Crummock Water and Loweswater
   Armitt Library : A1188.4 -- map -- From Windermere to Rydal Water and Grasmere
   Armitt Library : A1188.5 -- map -- Round Thirlmere
   Armitt Library : A1188.6 -- map -- Round Ullswater
   Armitt Library : A1188.7 -- map -- Round Derwent Water
   Armitt Library : A1188.8 -- map -- Round Windermere Lake and Esthwaite Water