Rowe 1816

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	map type:- Rowe 1816
	Maps, Westmorland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland? by Robert Rowe, 19 Bedford Street, London, engraved by T Barnett, published 1816; published 1816-1829. Published in 'The English Atlas. Being a new & complete Set of County Maps, divided into hundreds, exhibiting the direct and cross Roads, Cities, Towns, Villages, Parks, Rivers and navigable Canals, with the distances marked between the towns and from London. Preceded by a general map of England and Wales, shewing the connection of the respective maps. By Robert Rowe, Geographer. London: Printed for R. Rowe, 19, Bedford Street, Bedford Row, 1816. Printed by Joyce Gold, 103, Shoe Lane, Fleet Street.' The atlas size is 11 x 17 ins. Published in 'New British Atlas, Containing a Complete set of County Maps, on which are delineated all the principal Cross Roads, Cities, Towns, & most considerable Villages, Parks, Rivers, Navigable Canals & Railways, preceded by General Maps of England, Ireland, Scotland, North & South Wales. The whole carefully revised and corrected to the year, 1829. London: Published by Henry Teesdale & Co., 302, Holborn.' 1829. The atlas has title page, 40 maps of counties, and general maps; its size is 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 ins; there are not a lot of railways in 1829. Published in another edition 'NEW British Atlas, Containing a Complete Set of County Maps, ON WHICH ARE DELINEATED ALL THE PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS, Cities Towns and most considerable Villages, PARKS, RIVERS, NAVIGABLE CANALS & RAILWAYS, preceded by General Maps OF England, Ireland, Scotland, NORTH & SOUTH Wales. THE WHOLE CAREFULLY REVISED & CORRECTED TO THE YEAR 1830. ...' Published other editions 1831, 1832, 1833, 1835 and 1840; possibly revised and corrected.
	(example map)
	map feature:-	table of symbols & compass rose & scale line & lat and long scales & sea plain & coast line & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & woods & trees & forests & parks & county & electoral data & settlements & roads & canals
	inscription:-	printed upper left WESTMORLAND fancy font
	inscription:-	printed bottom London, Published by Henry Teesdale & Co. 302 Holborn.
	wxh, sheet:-	46x37.5cm
	wxh, plate:-	438x366mm
	wxh, map:-	416x343mm
	scale line:-	8+1 miles = 75.5 mm
	scale:-	1 to 190000 ? (1 to 191842 from scale line)
	references:-	Rowe, Robert: 1816: English Atlas: (London) Teesdale, Henry and Co: 1829 & 1830 & 1831 & 1832 & 1833 & 1835 & 1840: New British Atlas: (London)
	sources:-	Chubb 1927 (CCCLIVa) Armitt Library private collection Carlisle Library Maps Kendal Library Maps
	items seen (illustrated items in bold):-
		Armitt Library : ALMC2008.14.93 -- map -- Westmorland
		Carlisle Library : Map 189 -- map -- Westmorland
		JandMN (440) -- map -- Yorkshire (?)
		Kendal Library : Map 126 -- map -- Westmorland
		private collection (69) -- map -- Westmorland

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