Glamorganshire-Swansea-1880 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23081

Map Date:

1880

Repository reference:

West Glamorgan RO D/D WCR/Pl 21

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:

'Map of the town of Swansea

Comments on map:

Looks as though extracted from book: directory?

Scale:

1:7200

Map-maker:

T.E. Bath, Surveyor &c., Swansea [author], Henry Cave, Caer St., Swansea [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

42.2 x 32.3

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, piers: Including docks under construction.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Welfare and charitable:

deaf & dumb, sailors

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Known copies of map:

Swansea Library Drawer 1, Map 7, West Glamorgan RO D/D WCR/Pl 21.

Industry:

misc: Patent Fuel Works, Copper Ore Yards.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, theatres, etc

Service and professional:

banks, newspaper offices

Clubs and societies:

learned societies, working mens

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1876

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896-7

1:2500

1:10,560