Glamorganshire-Swansea-1836 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23055

Map Date:

? 1836

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] T72/14

Historic county:

Glamorganshire

Town name:

Swansea

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SS657928

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SS 6692

Map title:

'Swansea from the Ordnance Survey'.

Scale:

1:15,840

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

20.3 x 31.8

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries

Colouring:

Buildings, water: Grey buildings.

Road names:

important roads only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only: Cruciform.

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish, Ward

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] T72/13 [original manuscript]; printed version originally prepared for inclusion in B.P.P.(H.C.) 1837(238)XXVIII.1, Report of the Commissioners appointed to report and advise upon the boundaries and wards of certain boroughs and corporate towns, (England and Wales.) Part III. Copies noted in local collections:Glamorgan RO D/D Ch 42, LGC Map 5992, Map 5993, Map 5994.

Industry:

timber

Railways:

industrial tramways/waggonways: Unnamed.

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

1:63,360 extract from Ordnance Survey Old Series pasted on: superimposed is a tracing; the 'paper' version has a note by Dawson that the tracing is to be used.

Ordnance Survey's

1876

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896-7

1:2500

1:10,560