Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hughes, William, 1818-1876
Title:
The Lake District of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire / [cartographic material] / by W. Hughes.
Alternate Title(s):
Black's travelling map of the Lake District
Published / Created:
Edinburgh : A. & C. Black ; [1860?]

London : Smith & Son, [1860?]
Physical Description:
1 map : hand col., cloth backing ; 50 x 40 cm. folded in cover 14 x 8 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
G5752.L2 H84 1860
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:225,000]. 69.14 miles to a degree.
Notes:
Cover title: Black's travelling map of the Lake District. Price 2s. 6d.

Signed: Drawn & engraved by W. Hughes, 6 Brook Street, Holborn, London.

Relief shown by contours, shading, and spot heights.

Publisher's advertisements for "Black's travelling maps" pasted to one panel (14 x 8 cm) on reverse of map.

BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's cloth covers, with linen ties; linen backing. Bookseller's label: T.W. Arthur, bookseller, Carlisle.
Subject Terms:
Lake District (England) -- Maps. | Arthur, T. W. -- Bookseller. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1860.
Form/Genre:
Maps.
Contributors:
Hughes, William, 1818–1876, engraver. | Adam and Charles Black (Firm)