Westminster & Victoria in 1916 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Three versions cover this area, stretching from Cadogan Square eastward to Westminster Abbey, & from St James`s Square southward to Victoria station. Buckingham Palace is in the centre of the map. Other features include the west side of Whitehall with Downing Street, Westminster Abbey (though the House of Parliament are on the Waterloo map), Victoria Street, Smith Square, Westminster Cathedral, Victoria station (but not its approaches), Belgravia with Eaton Square, Belgrave Square, Cadogan Place & Grosvenor Place, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, Lowndes Square, Apsley House, the south-eastern corner of Hyde Park, part of Piccadilly & Mayfair including Curzon Street, The Ritz, Devonshire House, Dorchester House, Pall Mall, St James`s Palace, Carlton Gardens, Nelson`s Monument & the Admiralty Arch, while the greenery of Green Park & St James`s Park covers much of the central area of the map. There are street directory extracts & the 1916 map also has a 1916 Court Guide, listing the Royal Family & Chief Officers of State. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

This is the remarkable story of Westminster, a royal capital that became the birthplace of parliamentary government & the centre of a world power. It is about the place, its people & their close relationship. They have made & shaped one another. The ancient heart of Westminster is only the size of a village, yet it boasts world famous buildings: the Abbey, the Houses of Parliament & Number 10 Downing Street. As befits a village, Westminster is rich in folklore & gossip, yet its story is central to Britain`s history & anywhere that has parliamentary government. This biography of Westminster traces the extraordinary transformation of a secluded island on the banks of the Thames into a spiritual centre, a royal ceremonial stage & a political capital. It brings to life the monarchs & prime ministers for whom Westminster has been home, the architects & writers whom it inspired, & the protestors & rebels whom it provoked. It is a tale of inspiration, intrigue, power, protest & terror. ...

Westmorland in a series of cloth-backed reproductions from the Old Folding Maps of county maps published in late 19th century by Letts, Son & Co, with colouring & symbols providing a wealth of information, including towns where County Courts & Quarter Sessions are held, municipal boroughs, parliamentary county & borough boundaries with the number of returnable Members, etc. Letts county maps present each county with colouring indicating its parliamentary divisions & show a large number of smaller towns & villages. Railways are prominently highlighted; on roads “dangerous hills” are marked. Other information

Includes:: distance from London of main towns, market days, post towns, coast guard & life boat stations, etc. Each title also gives county statistics: population, area in acres, gross rental, inhabited houses, poor rate, & the number of paupers (!). Where appropriate, hachures are used to show the topography. The area outside the county boundary is not coloured but main towns plus road & rail connections are marked. Each map is backed onto cloth & presented folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Westmorland in a series of colourful reproductions of attractive county maps by John Speede from about 1610-1611, printed on thick art paper & ideal for framing. Each title, 58 x 45cm / approx. 23” x 18”, is decorated with additional notes, drawings, coats of arms, street plans, etc. Little drawings are used to show locations of towns, larger villages, hills & woodlands or parks. Rivers & lakes are also drawn, as are boundaries of the administrative subdivisions with the names of the Hundreds. Surrounding the county are decorative panels filled with additional information which differs from title to title: street plans, coats of arms of notable local families, geographical features, notes about local history, etc. ...

Westmorland 1610 Replica Map by the Old Map Company is a reproduction of the map created for the famous atlas of the period by the master map maker John Speede Esq. The Old Map Company has recreated the antique maps of British counties, European cities & World countries originally crafted by master map maker John Speede Esq. whose work had accuracy & quality not surpassed for centuries. Each map is treated & presented on specially crafted paper then h&-treated giving it texture & an aged appearance before being beautifully engraved & detailed. ...

Westmorl&, an original antique map by R. Morden published in London, 1695-1722-. Copperplate, coloured. Map size 43 x 36 cm, overall mounted size 59 x 52 cm. An attractive & popular map of Westmorl&. Considering the popularity & success of Camden's Britannia, first issued with maps in 1607, it is surprising that it was not until the end of the seventeenth century that a new edition was prepared. Robert Morden (d.1703) was commissioned to engrave a set of county maps for Edmund Gibson's new edition. Morden's first series of maps were rejected as being too small, & these were later published in Morden's New Description & State of Engl&, first issued in 1701, & subsequently re-issued in Cox's Magna Britannia, in the 1720s. Morden finally produced a new set of maps on a larger scale which were used in Gibson's editions published in 1695, 1722 as here, circa 1730, 1753 & 1772. The maps were based on the most up-to-date surveys where available, although some drew on Saxton & Speed, & were engraved by Sutton Nicholls & John Sturt. The maps are plain & simple, invariably with decorative title surround, & charmingly engraved. Their detail, convenient size, visual attraction & antiquity make them among the most popular of all early county maps. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...

A Modern Map Of Westmoreland Drawn From The Latest Surveys, an original antique map by J. Ellis, published in London 1765-1768. A copperplate engraving, original o/l colour. Map size 25 x 19.5 cm, overall mounted size 40.5 x 34.5 cm. An attractive map of the county complete with the major roads. Borough towns are shown with stars identifying the number of members returned to parliament & Places where Fairs are kept have a Line under the Name thus. Ellis (d.1796) was a prolific English engraver of the late eighteenth century who joined with William Palmer to produce a set of English county maps, published in Ellis' New English Atlas, in 1765. The maps were later used in Ellis' English Atlas; or a Complete Cartography of England & Wales published in 1766, & reprinted in 1768
- this map comes from the 1768 edition. Ellis engraved some of the maps himself, while others were engraved by Louis de la Rochette, Palmer & W. Fowler. The maps themselves were closely based on Kitchin's maps from Dodsley's England Illustrated. Ellis' atlases were very popular, being often reprinted, as the maps are clearly & distinctively engraved with decorative title cartouches. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford
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Westmorel&, an original antique map by G. Cole / J. Roper published in London, 1810-1843. Copperplate, coloured. Map size 17x 23 cm, overall mounted size 38.5 x 32.5 cm. This detailed map of Westmorland is from Dugdale's England & Wales Delineated. The map was drawn by G. Cole & engraved by John Roper for publication first in The Beauties Of England & Wales, issued in parts, from c.1804. Such was the success of the publication that the maps were re-used in other publications, as here. The maps show accurate geographical detail, including the turnpike, mail coach & principal roads, sites of Roman & other historical remains, as well as the seats of the nobility & the gentry, & market towns with their distances from London. The maps also show the division of the counties into hundreds or wapontakes. They are representative of the functional nineteenth-century approach to cartography, yet are not unattractive. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...

This magnificent book presents a detailed portrait of the buildings, the landmarks & the scenery of the old county of Westmorl&. First published in 1975 to mark the incorporation of the county into Cumbria, it has been in demand ever since as both a record of a lost county, as an informed & engaging record of one of the loveliest & least spoiled parts of Britain, where nature, culture & history have combined to leave a memorable & exhilarating legacy. Every single parish is included, with its notable buildings or landscapes mapped & illustrated, & its historical or other features of interest discussed & described. Though written ”by an amateur, for amateurs” the author`s deep knowledge of & close familiarity with the countryside pervade & illuminate the text & the two thousand line drawings. ...

Westmorland Way (95 miles) is the Hillside mini guide to walking the long-distance route from Appleby in the Pennines, through the Lake District to Morecambe Bay. Hillside Great Britain Mini Walking Guides series is a collection of mini guides by Paul Hannon to the walking country in Great Britain. Featured walks are presented with route detail text, relevant summit/ascent data, start position, distance, national grid references, Ordnance Survey map details, access information & simple black & white overview route maps. Guides feature a table of summits & walk log. ...