Alfred Wainwright BCS

Alfred Wainwright: his contribution to cartography, graphic design and publishing Steve Chilton Learning & Technical Support Unit Manager School of Health and Social Sciences Middlesex University

Wasdale appears through the clouds ……..

Wainwright’s guide to Lakes The cover of Book 1

Published output His biography lists 59 publications by him, including many books of sketches of both the Lakes and of Scotland

Example of map from guide Ascent of Helvellyn from the west

Example of page layout Ascent of Helvellyn from Grasmere

Layout of chapter - Fairfield Chapter title Natural features Ascent

Layout of Fairfield chapter (cont) Summit detail Summit routes View from summit Descents

Method of publishing ,[object Object],[object Object],Dedication Frontispiece Publisher “ Feared printers would misspell his work”

Geographical division of the Lakes ,[object Object],Book 1

Method of producing maps ,[object Object],At work

Corrections ,[object Object],[object Object]

Method of Portraying ,[object Object],Bird’s eye view Wainwright’s hybrid view

Layout on page ,[object Object],[object Object]

Do they stand the test of time? ,[object Object],First Editions can go for up to £361 (1 st editions of Harry Potter books are going for £500+)

Is it good to use in field? ,[object Object],Harveys (published at 1:40,00) Wainwright (Published at 1:25,000 approx) OS (Published at 1:25,000)

Is it good to use in field? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Other examples of hand-drawn maps ,[object Object],[object Object]

Stephen Raw ,[object Object],[object Object]

Tim Robinson ,[object Object],Not hand-lettered, but highly intricate and surveyed in great detail

Mark Richards ,[object Object]

Martyn Chilton ,[object Object],Section of map showing same area as the Raw map

Liam Chilton ,[object Object],Fictional map to go with story that he was writing

Who was Alfred Wainwright? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Biographical Details

Wainwright Trivia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

His legacy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Guides updated "The routes of paths have changed, lots of walls have fallen down and when Wainwright was travelling to the fells he used public transport so car parks weren't important to him," said Mr Jesty, a former taxi driver who trained in cartography with Ordnance Survey.

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His resting place ,[object Object],And if you, dear reader, should get a bit of grit in your boot as you are crossing Haystacks in the years to come, please treat it with respect. It may be me.” Memoirs of a Fellwanderer, 1993

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RIP Alfred Wainwright ,[object Object],Acknowledgements for this presentation: Francis Lincoln – for permission to use limited material from the books The estate of Alfred Wainwright – for permission to use images The Margaret Duff collection – for permission to use the photo of Wainwright at work Kendal Museum – to Morag Clement for tracing materials via the museum

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