England No.2
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map type:- Walker 1830 |
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Map, England No.2, Westmorland, Cumberland, Isle of Man,
etc, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, engraved by J and C
Walker, about 1830; published 1830-45 or later.
Published for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Baldwin and Craddock, 47 Paternoster Row, London, 1830. Published by Charles Knight and Co, under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1845. |
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(map example Dove Cottage : 2007.38.35)
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| map feature:- | up is N & scale line & lat and long scales (conical projection) & lat and long grid & sea plain & coast line & rivers & lakes & relief & hill hachuring & parks & county & settlements & roads & canals & railways | |
| inscription:- |
printed bottom, left, right, and centre
ENGLAND No.2 / Engreved by J. & C. Walker / Published by Charles Knight & Co. Novr. 1845. / Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful knowledge. |
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| inscription:- |
printed with scale line
Staute Miles 69.1 = 1 Degree |
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| wxh, sheet:- | 43.5x35.5cm | |
| wxh, map:- | 389x316mm | |
| scale line (up the side of the map):- | 60+10 miles = 157.8 mm | |
| scale:- | 1 to 710000 ? (1 to 713904 from scale line wrongly assuming a statute mile) | |
| longitude, Kendal:- | 2d 44.5m W (approx) | |
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| sources:- |
HMCMS Map Collection Wordsworth Trust Collection |
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Dove Cottage : 2007.38.35 -- map -- England No.2 | |