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Derbyshire-Buxton-1884

CBTM:
18985
Map Date:
[1884]
Repository reference:
RGS Library
Historic county:
Derbyshire
Town name:
Buxton
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SK059732
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SK 0878
Map title:
'Plan of Buxton'.
Comments on map:
In M.J.B. Baddeley, The Peak District... [Thorough Guide Series], London: Dulau 1884, 3rd ed, f.p.60, also 6th ed, 1894, f.p.58, 7th ed, 1899, f.p.58, 8th ed, 1903, f.p.58.
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
J. Bartholomew, Edinr [author, pr].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
20.0 x 15.4
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, mental
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
Manchester Central Library 942.51 B10 [1875]; in M.J.B. Baddeley, Peak District Thorough Guide: BL 010347.aaa.1/4 [1880 onwards: various edns]; RGS Library [1884, 1894, 1899]; BLML Maps 10.a.50, BOL C17:70 Buxton (1), UL Maps.34.058.57 [1886: pb W.H. Smith]; BLML Maps 17.c.4, BOL C17 b.11, RGS 10.F.4. [1899, 16 x 12'', pl 56 in The Royal Atlas of England & Wales, 1899]; RGS [A.R. Hope Moncrieff, ed, Black's Guide to Buxton, London: Adam & Charles Black, 9th edn, 1898, f.p.1].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations, misc: Excursion platforms.
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, theatres, etc, museums, ice-skating, misc: Pavilion.
Parkland:
public parks: With entrance and exits to and from The Gardens indicated.
Waterbodies:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Crosses:
cross
Stated measuerments:
contours, spot heights
Ordnance Survey's
1877
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1897
1:2500
1:10,560
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