Cambridgeshire-Cambridge-1868
CBTM:
21180
Map Date:
? 1868
Repository reference:
CUL Maps.53.84.4, Cambridge City Library, Cambridgeshire collection, 1868.B
Historic county:
Cambridgeshire
Town name:
Cambridge
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TL449587
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TL 4459
Map title:
'Cambridge.'
Comments on map:
CUL copy is dated '1845' in manuscript, and this seems likely in view of lack of reference to railway. Cambridge City Library copy has note by library that map is as in Metcalfe's guide of 1868. Minimalist in approach. The reference to 'Sections A to G' indicates that it was prepared for a visit by the British Association.
Scale:
1:7040*
Map-maker:
Metcalfe & Palmer, Litho, Cambridge [lith].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
22.5 x 26.5
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Buildings: Symbols for public buildings and inns.
Road names:
partly
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges, misc: Anatomical Schools.
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
misc: 'Pieces' named.
Known copies of map:
CUL Maps.53.84.4, CUL Views.x.1,18, Cambridge City Library 1868.B [for British Association], RGS Eng & Wales S/S 95.
Industry:
paper/print: [Pitt Press].
Leisure and entertainment:
museums, libraries/newsrooms
Miscellaneous:
Reference letters for sections A to G, Reception Rm, Evening Meetings, Models & Works of Art, Horticultural Fete, 'Ordinaries, Red Lion'.
Antiquities:
Pythagoras School, [castle] Hill.
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Ferries:
ferry
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
shown: [Uses dot-in-rectangle symbol].
Ordnance Survey's
1885-6
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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