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Glamorganshire-Cardiff-1875

CBTM:
23096
Map Date:
? 1875
Repository reference:
Cardiff City Library, Local Studies Section
Historic county:
Glamorganshire
Town name:
Penarth, Cardiff
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
ST184764
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
ST 1875
Map title:
'Plan of the port and town of Cardiff and suburbs, including Penarth Dock and Harbour.'
Scale:
1:6336
Map-maker:
Lewis & Williams, Duke St, Cardiff [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
68.5 x 95.8
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
water, other: Water blue: colour-printed.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Blocks only; numerous buildings (? chapels) emphasised but not named.
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, harbours, misc: Steam Packet Harbour; Shear Legs.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, magazines/arsenals, drill halls
Welfare and charitable:
infirmaries, sailors, workhouses, misc: Industrial School Ship.
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
Cardiff Library, Glamorgan RO D/D DB 4/6 [extended in MS]; LGC Map 5997 [Jeffries [lith]: Suggested improvements, 33 x 38].
Industry:
bricks/tiles, engineering, metallurgical processing, misc: Pitch Works, Creosote Yard.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Parkland:
public parks
Service and professional:
banks
Antiquities:
Castle.
Waterbodies:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Stated measuerments:
other: Dimensions, capacity and other statistics for docks.
Ordnance Survey's
1878
1:2500
1:10,560
1898-9
1:2500
1:10,560
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