Westmorland Maps

35x28 cm

"ENGRAVED ON STEEL BY THE OMNIGRAPH" UNCOMMON.

WESTMORLAND.
FISHER, SON, & C. LONDON & PARIS.

This series of maps were begun by James Gilbert whose name appears the first ten maps produced with Joshua Archer’s signature as engraver. Gilbert did not continue with the project and Fisher, Son & Co took over using Francis Paul Becker (1807-1863) as engraver. Cumberland and Westmorland are the only two maps in the series that do not include Becker’s imprint “Engraved on Steel by the Omnigraph, F.P.Becker & Co. Patentees”, but these are probably also by Becker.

Becker patented the "Omnigraph" process of transferring type to a steel plate for printing.

The maps were issued in parts as they were completed from 1842. The series was not complete until 1845 and published in Fisher’s county atlas of England and Wales. Compiled from authentic surveys, corrected to the present time…London, Liverpool and Manchester, Fisher, Son and Co., [1845]. The date is taken from the general map. One further issue, also undated has the date on the general map changed to 1846.


There is a light crease down the centre of an otherwise unfolded map. A good example in original hand colour.