Tubular Fells is a topological map of Alfred Wainwright's 214 fells, akin to the London Underground map devised by engineering draughtsman, Harry Beck in 1931.
The information below gives is a resumé of the map including the specification (it looks great framed!) as well as the key features, additional information and a feature list of the items included on Tubular Fells.
Specification:
Key Features:
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Alfred Wainwright's '214' fells are all labelled on the map.
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Other features are labelled in navy blue.
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Each of the seven coloured lines corresponds to the 7 pictorial guides and each colour corresponds to the dust jackets used in the present guides published by Frances Lincoln.
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The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway or La'al Ratty, is also featured (Alfred Wainwright compiled a short 32 page guide entitled 'Walks from Ratty' which is still published by the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway to this day).
Additional Information:
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The names of Lakeland's 17 main glacial, valley lakes.
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Some of the larger towns indicated (e.g. Keswick, Ambleside).
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Boat services are shown on relevant lakes.
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The map is not to scale as it follows topological rules, although north is shown to the top of the map as is commonly usual. It must be emphasised the map is NOT intended for navigation.
Feature List:
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Fell names
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All of Alfred Wainwright's '214' fells. Lake boat services.
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Each coloured route denotes the 7 Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells by AW
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Full colour key to the information shown.
Don't forget to take a look at Peter's other brilliant map
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