Liverpool-1892
CBTM:
21454
Map Date:
[1892]
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 33.a.5
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 Birkenhead.'
Comments on map:
Plate 55 in John Bartholomew (ed), Black's Handy Atlas of England & Wales, London: Black, 1892. Included on grounds of consistency only: does not include much of Birkenhead. [The Bartholomew Printing Record [in National Library of Scotland, Map Library], records that 2600 copies of this atlas were printed on 21 March 1892.]
Scale:
1:30,000
Map-maker:
John Bartholomew & Co. [author, pr], A. & C. Black, London [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
24.5 x 18.0
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
Buildings, water, land-use: Open spaces green.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Uncased buildings.
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, piers, misc: Landing stages.
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs
Places of Worship:
principal Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
customs
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, infirmaries, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 33.a.5.
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations: Thin-line-and-crossbars for docks lines.
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms, art galleries, baths/spa
Parkland:
public parks
Waterbodies:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices, misc: Time Gun.
Ferries:
ferry
Cemeteries:
shown
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
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