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Lancashire-Manchester-1857

CBTM:
19231
Map Date:
1.5.1857
Repository reference:
Manchester Central Library CL M (Acc.14817)
Historic county:
Lancashire
Town name:
Manchester, Salford
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SJ840980
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SJ 8699
Map title:
'Manchester and Salford, 1857.'
Comments on map:
The inclusion on the version recorded of 'Art Treasures Exhibition' at Old Trafford and the omitting of building infill suggests that it was rushed out for that: the 1859 version has more content.
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
J.R. Jobbins, 3 Warwick Ct, Holborn [lith], J. & T. Cornish, 33 Piccadilly, Manchester [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
44.1 x 35.7 [1857], 49.7 x 43.0 [1859].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Building names:
partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, building infill omitted, public buildings emphasised
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
workhouses
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 3215(10), BL 10358.c.48 [for Strangers Guide], BOL J.Maps 222, Manchester Central Library M (acc.14817) [1857]; Manchester Central Library M (ACC.14827) [1859]; CUL Maps.c.68.86.2 [1864: 50 x 48 cm]; Stockport S/1404 [1876?]; Manchester Central Library S ['1900', with central postal dists].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
misc: Art Treasures Exhibition.
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Borders:
decorative
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1844-9
1:1056
1:10,560
1888-9
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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