Lancashire-Southport-1883 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20009

Map Date:

[1883]

Repository reference:

BL PP.2506.ua.21

Historic county:

Lancashire

Town name:

Southport

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SD335172

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SD 3416

Map title:

'Slater's new plan of Southport and Birkdale. Specially prepared for Slater's New Directory of Southport and Birkdale, for 1882-3.'

Comments on map:

Accompanying Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Southport & Birkdale, Manchester: Isaac Slater, and Southport: A.W. Newman, 1882-3 [sic: BM blue 30 My 83], preceding p.1. Strikingly lacking in text, other than street names: of rather limited use. Oriented nearly south, which seems unnecessary.

Scale:

1:14,400

Map-maker:

Slater [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

65.8 x 42.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted.

Water transport infrastructure:

piers

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, township

Known copies of map:

BL PP.2506.va/21, Manchester Central Library 914.272 S2, Southport M.191, BRC [1882]; BL PP.2506.ua.21 [1883]; BL PP.2506.va/21 [1886].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Parkland:

public parks

Waterbodies:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1845-6

1:10,560

1889-90

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560