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Warwickshire-Birmingham-1819

CBTM:
23317
Map Date:
1819
Repository reference:
BL 291.e.7
Historic county:
Warwickshire
Town name:
Birmingham
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SP067868
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SP 0888
Map title:
'Birmingham, in the year 1819.'
Comments on map:
F.t.p. of Charles Pye, A description of modern Birmingham, Birmingham: Lowe, London: Richardson, etc., n.d. [1820].
Scale:
1:10,000*
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
32.0 x 38.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
public buildings emphasised, some or all buildings omitted.
Turnpikes:
shown
Canals:
shown, offices
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
dispensaries, hospitals, mental, workhouses
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Known copies of map:
BL 291.e.7, Birmingham Archives Map/174792, Bodleian Library Douce P.159.
Industry:
misc, uncertain, engineering, food/drink: Mills; Proof House.
Leisure and entertainment:
misc, etc, baths/spa, libraries/newsrooms, theatres: Panorama.
Service and professional:
insurance offices
Waterbodies:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1887-9
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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