1839 Map of the County of Huntingdonshire - taken from Pigot and Co's British Atlas Comprising the Counties of England (upon which are laid down all railways completed and in progress) by Pigot and Co - 1839

Pigot & Co, London and Manchester, 1839. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Map Dated from reference to British Library catalogue and title-page of atlas. This is the coloured map titled "Huntingdonshire" and sheet entitled "Huntingdonshire". The map, a hand-coloured (prior to initial binding) steel engraving contains a vignette of Godmanchester Church. The inner side of the Huntingdonshire county boundary is coloured yellow, inner boundaries of adjacent counties of Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire are coloured pale green, blue and pink. Wooded areas and rough ground are indicated. Country estates are coloured dark green and Whittlesey and Ramsey Meres are coloured pale blue. The map shows cities, market towns, villages and hamlets, the distance between the towns and cities and London is shown, also shown are the numbers of members returned for each borough and polling places. Towns shown include: Huntingdon, Kimbolton, Ramsey, St. Ives, St. Neots, Somersham, Warboys and Yaxley, distances between these towns are given in a table on the accompanying sheet. Mail roads, Turnpike roads, cross roads, lanes and other minor routes are shown with distances marked between Market Towns on the Turnpike Roads. Railways, rivers and canals are shown, including the River Ouse. Mail and Turnpike roads and towns and principal villages in the neighbouring parts of adjacent counties are also shown. The boundaries of the "Hundreds" are shown and the names of each Hundred are identified in the key. The border includes longitude and latitude references and the scale is given in the bottom border which for this map is 1.5 inches to 10 miles. The map is a little darkened and very slightly marked but is free from tears. The edges of the page are very slightly worn and darkened. The accompanying printed sheet has a slightly rough previously bound edge but is otherwise good. Item Type: Map. Disbound. No dust jacket, as published. Single sheet map/chart. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45017044026..