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Warwickshire-Birmingham-1896

CBTM:
22227
Map Date:
? 1896
Repository reference:
BOL C17:70 Birmingham (5)
Historic county:
Warwickshire
Town name:
Birmingham
Map type:
advertising
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SP067868
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SP 0888
Map title:
'Borough & County Advertising Co. business street map of Birmingham.'
Comments on map:
Nowhere near as subtle as the Leicester-printed examples. The advertisements have been cropped from this copy. Dated c.1896 in Bodleian cards.
Scale:
1:11,700
Map-maker:
Moody Bros, Birmm [lith], Borough & County Advertising Co. [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
84.3 x 63.7 [map].
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
advertising
Colouring:
Buildings, advertising
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
fire stations, gas works, reservoirs, misc: Water Office.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
blind, deaf & dumb, dispensaries, hospitals, mental, workhouses, misc: Magdalen Asylum, Y.M.C.A., Licd Victlrs Asylum.
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges: [Schools shoen by red cross-hatched circles].
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
recreation grounds
Known copies of map:
BOL C17:70 Birmingham (5), CUL Maps.89.89.3.
Industry:
engineering: One Gun Factory.
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations: Includes the 'ghost' line, complete.
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, museums, libraries/newsrooms, art galleries
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Advertisers round side [cropped from this copy].
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1887-9
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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