Suffolk-Ipswich-1850 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22156

Map Date:

1850

Repository reference:

Suffolk RO [Ipswich], open access [942.64 IPS]

Historic county:

Suffolk

Town name:

Ipswich

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TM165445

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TM 1646

Map title:

'Ipswich, 1850.'

Comments on map:

F.p.[1] in John Wodderspoon, Memorials of the ancient town of Ipswich, Ipswich: Pawsey, London: Longman, etc, 1850. Letters on map keyed to separate letterpress reference. Note under scale: 'Total qnantity, 2029 acres.' Seems to be litho.

Scale:

1:13,200

Map-maker:

C. Fleury [? eng], Pawsey [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

22.2 x 14.3

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme: Hand-coloured.

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Buildings by hand-coloured strips along roads only.

Water transport infrastructure:

docks

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: Anglican with cross.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Known copies of map:

BL 2367.c.15, East Suffolk RO S.Ipswich.9, 'copy in searchroom'.

Industry:

paper/print, misc: Works.

Railways:

routes, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, theatres, etc, museums

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

mechanics institutes

Ordnance Survey's

1880-1

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560