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Suffolk-Ipswich-1878

CBTM:
22171
Map Date:
[1878]
Repository reference:
Suffolk RO [Ipswich] MC 4/59
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:
'Map of Ipswich in the county of Suffolk.'
Comments on map:
Roughly circular: hatched ground, which does not conduce to legibility: was the idea to suggest that the whole mapped area was built up? dated 1878 by advertisment on back: letterpress on back includes information on carriers and list of places in Suffolk.
Scale:
1:7040*
Map-maker:
Cowell Steam Litho, Ipswich [pr, pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
35.2 x 33.0 [map maximum: 49.5 x 33.5 overall].
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
boundaries
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
docks
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, drill halls
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
Parish
Known copies of map:
East Suffolk RO MC 4/59.
Industry:
engineering
Railways:
routes, earthworks, goods depots, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
museums, ice-skating
Parkland:
public parks
Waterbodies:
shown
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Round sides: advertisements for S.H. Cowell's printing services.
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1880-1
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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