Kent-Margate-1896 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21526

Map Date:

? 1896

Repository reference:

Margate Library, Heritage Room, Y060.40, L.5887

Historic county:

Kent

Town name:

Margate

Map type:

advertising

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TR355710

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TR 3566

Map title:

'Business map of Margate & district.'

Comments on map:

Complete and in good condition: were it not thus, it might be taken to be a Stephens & Mackintosh production: it is certainly strikingly close, save only the screened red land-tinting, and the numbered advertisements not being represented by numbers on the map. The town map only occupies a small area: an equal area is occupied by a 1:63,360 district map. Dated 1896 by Margate Library, which seems about right, having regard to advertisements, typography, etc. [Does not show Baptist Chapel in Cecil Square, which is dated 1899.] Scale measured as about 7.6 inches to 1 mile: 1:8400 adopted.

Scale:

1:8400

Map-maker:

Roberts & Co., Nottingham [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

29.7 x 35.7 [town map: 90.5 x 62.7 overall].

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water, general highlighting of district: Screened red used to produce pink for land-tinting effect.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Blue-grey tint for built-over areas.

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours, jetties, navigation aids, piers

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, pumping stations, reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

coastguard

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, deaf & dumb, infirmaries, orphanages, misc: Childrens Home, YMCA.

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

Margate Library, Heritage Room, Y060.40, L.5887.

Railways:

routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, theatres, etc

Parkland:

public parks: A 'rough-pasture' effect used for this and 'public' open space.

Service and professional:

banks

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

unspecified, misc: Foresters.

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Around map: 31 advertisements.

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1872-3

1:528

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560