Glamorganshire-Cardiff-1883 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23099

Map Date:

1883

Repository reference:

Cardiff City Library, Local Studies Section

Historic county:

Glamorganshire

Town name:

Llandaff, Cardiff

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

ST184764

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

ST 1875

Map title:

'Map of the Parliamentary and municipal boroughs of Cardiff compiled from the most recent surveys.'

Comments on map:

Looks as though drawn for photo-litho: a rather 'modern' look. Scale suggests 1:10,800 rather than 1:10,560: detail suggests redrawing from Ordnance Survey with less refined additions of later building. Not much text, apart from administrative information.

Scale:

1:10,800

Map-maker:

Charles Rigg, Surveyor, Duke St, Cardiff [author].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

71.0 x 60.3

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, building infill omitted, public buildings emphasised: Emphasised buildings not named; most buildings without infill; those with infill seem to be supplementary to Ordnance Survey.

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks: Including Proposed Dock.

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, Parish, Ward

Known copies of map:

Cardiff Library [2 copies].

Industry:

metallurgical processing

Railways:

routes, goods depots, named, rails, passenger stations

Parkland:

public parks

Antiquities:

Castle.

Commons:

shown

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1878

1:2500

1:10,560

1898-9

1:2500

1:10,560