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Lancashire-Liverpool-1797

CBTM:
19458
Map Date:
? 1797
Repository reference:
Liverpool RO Hf 912 1797
Historic county:
Lancashire
Town name:
Liverpool
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SJ342905
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SJ 3691
Map title:
'A plan of the town of Liverpool'.
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
O'Connor, 20 Rainsford Gardn [sic: eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
27.0 x 21.3
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, misc: Tobacco Warehouse; includes Graving Docks; ship on shore may denote slipway.
Sanitary and utility information:
water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
customs
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries: [Fort].
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, blind, hospitals, infirmaries
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Public/administrative boundaries:
uncertain: Unexplained line round historic core.
Known copies of map:
No.43 in E. Kay Farr list. Liverpool RO Hf 912 1797, P&SP: Maps [EKF-L.43].
Industry:
food/drink, rope walk, textiles, timber, misc: Coal Yards.
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, theatres, etc
Extractive activity:
quarries/pits
Ordnance Survey's
1847-8
1:1056
1:10,560
1864
1:1056
1:10,560
1888-90
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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