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Glamorganshire-Swansea-1823

CBTM:
23054
Map Date:
1823
Repository reference:
TNA [PRO] T72/14
Historic county:
Glamorganshire
Town name:
Swansea
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SS657928
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SS 6692
Map title:
'Plan of Swansea, by Jno. Evans. 1823.'
Comments on map:
TNA [PRO] T72/14 contains both a full margin copy, to which the main entry refers, and a version with extensive manuscript extension. Scale expressed as '132 Yards to an Inch'.
Scale:
1:4752
Map-maker:
Jno. Evans [author], Neele & Son 352 Strand [eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
36.2 x 24.3
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Blocks with no internal detail.
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
quays, wharfs, misc: Dry Dock.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Known copies of map:
TNA [PRO] T72/11[I], LGC Map 5996, Swansea Library Drawer 1, Map 2.
Industry:
food/drink, furniture/pottery
Railways:
industrial tramways/waggonways: 'Oystermouth Tram Road.'
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks
Ferries:
ferry
Geodetic notes:
North pointer is annotated 'Magc. Mern. 1809'.
Ordnance Survey's
1876
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896-7
1:2500
1:10,560
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