Philip 1857
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map type:- Philip 1857 |
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Maps, Westmorland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, and
Cumberland? by Edward Weller, about 1857, published by
George Philip and Son, Liverpool, Merseyside and London,
about 1857; published 1857-1904.
This is one of the first maps to be colour printed. Published, probably, in Philips' County Atlas of England and Wales, 1857. The map was never printed from its engraved plate, but always by lithographic transfer. Railways and other features were updated. |
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(map example Dove Cottage : 2007.38.34)
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| map feature:- | up is N & scale line & table of symbols & lat and long scales (rectangular projection, W from Greenwich) & lat and long grid (5 minute) & index grid (using lat and long cells, A..F, 1..7) & sea tinted & coast line & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & parks & county & electoral data (little) & roads & canals & railways (updated from original) | |
| inscription:- |
printed lower right
WESTMORLAND / BY EDWD. WELLER F.R.G.S. |
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| inscription:- |
printed bottom centre
GEORGE PHILIP & SON, LONDON & LIVERPOOL. |
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| inscription:- |
printed top right
37 plate number |
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| inscription:- |
printed bottom longitude scale
W. of Greenwich |
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| inscription:- |
printed above scale line
English Miles |
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| wxh, sheet:- | 50x37.5cm | |
| wxh, map:- | 410x339mm | |
| scale line:- | 8 miles = 71.9 mm | |
| scale:- | 1 to 180000 ? (1 to 179065 from scale assuming a statute mile) | |
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| sources:- |
Wordsworth Trust Collection Kendal Library Maps |
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| items seen (illustrated items in bold):- | ||
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Dove Cottage : 2007.38.34 -- map -- Westmorland | |
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Kendal Library : Map 124 -- map -- Westmorland | |