Liverpool-1836 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19195

Map Date:

1.6.1836

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] Library

Town name:

Liverpool, Birkenhead

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SJ342905

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 3691

Map title:

'Liverpool and its environs including the Cheshire Coast.'

Comments on map:

In Edward Baines, History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, London: Fisher & Son, IV, 1836, f.p.54. On the map is a note that the Cheshire portion is at half-scale [1:21,120], 'in order that the whole of the more frequented parts might be taken in'. Outside the bottom border are brief descriptions of New Brighton, Liscard, Seacombe, Woodside, Birkenhead, Rock Ferry and Bebbington. ('ROCK FERRY. Soil, Deep Clay. Several improvements are now in progress at the Rock Ferry by building a substantial Sea Wall towards the River, & the land being laid out for the erection of detached Villas there is little doubt but this part will soon become a favorite situation for those purposes.') The general style is similar to Austen's other map [Exeter 19272], with reference tables divided up by churches, chapels, public buildings, places of amusement, etc, etc., but that to churches & chapels goes one better by tabulating the style of Architecture as well (Roman, Gothic, Grecian, Florid Gothic, Early English, Florid English, Grecian Doric).

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

H. Austen, 48, Gt Newton St, Liverpool [sv, dr], B.R. Davies, 16 George Str., Euston Squ., London [eng], Fisher & Son, London [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

53.2 x 45.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown, wharf

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, misc: Tobacco Warehouse.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs, police

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries: [North Battery].

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, blind, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

bathing: [Floating Bath].

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Public/administrative boundaries:

ecclesiastical districts

Known copies of map:

BOL G.A.Lancs 4o 170/4 [in E. Baines, history of Lancs, IV], CUL Maps.bb.18.G.103, Crosby Library M.504, UC, Liverpool RO Hf 912 1836 [EKF-L.76], TNA [PRO] Library.

Industry:

timber: Marked lack of industry.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations: Includes the line to Lime Street, with stations on it there and at Edge Hill.

Gardens:

misc: A 'Vegetable Ground' in Everton.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms, misc: Circus, Rotunda.

Parkland:

public parks

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

mechanics institutes, learned societies

Borders:

decorative

Monuments:

Monuments: [Monuments to Nelson, Huskinson and George 3rd].

Post and telegraphs:

misc: Line of Telegraph.

Ferries:

ferry: Ferry routes with their distances in miles and furlongs.

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

some inns: [On the Cheshire side only].

Ordnance Survey's

1873-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898-9

1:2500

1:10,560

1847-8

1:1056

1:10,560

1864

1:1056

1:10,560

1888-90

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560