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Glamorganshire-Newport-1885

CBTM:
22760
Map Date:
11.1885
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 4265 (1)
Historic county:
Glamorganshire
Town name:
Newport
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
ST310885
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
ST 3291
Map title:
[Map and cover:] 'W. Jones's street map of Newport. (Mon.).'
Comments on map:
A rather more sophisticated production compared to Johns (1884) [Exeter 22759].
Scale:
1:7200
Map-maker:
A.E.S. ['del'], W. Jones, Printer, Stationer, &c., 159 Commercial St, Newport [lith, pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
66.5 x 45.0 [map: 72.2 x 45.0 overall].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Areas of hatching.
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, wharfs
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, misc: Named well.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs
Defence and military:
barracks, rifle ranges
Welfare and charitable:
infirmaries, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
shown, orchards
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough
Known copies of map:
BLML 4265 (1), Gwent RO Mis.MSS.668.
Industry:
bricks/tiles, engineering, food/drink, ship yards, rope walk, furniture/pottery, abbatoirs, misc: 'Dos Works'.
Railways:
routes, earthworks, motive power depots, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, libraries/newsrooms
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Antiquities:
Castle.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1881
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1899-1900
1:2500
1:10,560
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