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Yorks-Halifax-1833

CBTM:
20331
Map Date:
1833
Repository reference:
Halifax Library, reference section, map drawer 3
Historic county:
Yorks, West Riding
Town name:
Halifax
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SE096251
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SE 0425
Map title:
'Map of the borough of Halifax as determined by the commissioners appointed by the Honble. the Commons House of Parliament. 1833.'
Comments on map:
A good deal less refined than the mature litho style of c.1834-5, but all the stylistic elements are present. Bottom left is note of first member to be returned in 1832, and number of voters.
Scale:
1:9504
Map-maker:
Kemp & Sowerby, Land Surveyors & Lithographers, Leeds [lith, ? pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
42.0 x 34.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Building names:
partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
watermills
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs, misc: 'Watercourses'.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Markets and exchanges:
trade halls, markets: [Piece Hall].
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough: [Bottom right is a long note describing the borough boundaries].
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Waterbodies:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1849
1:1056
1:10,560
1888-9
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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