Warwickshire-Birmingham-1835 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20569

Map Date:

? 1835

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 2.aa.108

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.'

Comments on map:

Dated 1835 in BL 1967 catalogue, which seems reasonable. [John Townley suggests a date of c.1833.] At bottom prices are quoted as 4d plain, 6d coloured: cover says price is ninepence. [The British Library copy is uncoloured.] Evidently another derivative from Bielby [CBTM 20210].

Scale:

1:17,600

Map-maker:

J. Dower, Pentonville, London [dr, eng], Wrightson & Webb, Birmingham [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

26.5 x 21.8

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

fragmentary

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Canals:

shown, wharf: Numerous named wharves.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Known copies of map:

British Library Maps 2.aa.108, CUL Maps.c.89.83.1, Birmingham Archives MAL/65456 [1835].

Industry:

misc, warehousing: Gun Barrel Proof House, [Repository for Carriages and Horses.

Railways:

named, routes: Pecked lines.

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

etc, libraries/newsrooms, theatres

Service and professional:

banks, insurance offices

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary owners: [Two proprietory names].

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

learned societies

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Bottom left: Town Hall.

Borders:

decorative: Appears to be modelled on Arrowsmith, 1834 [Exeter 20209].

Monuments:

statues: [Nelsons Statue].

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Ordnance Survey's

1887-9

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560