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Yorks-Leeds-1835

CBTM:
20420
Map Date:
? 1835
Repository reference:
Leeds Central Library, local studies, ML (1840)
Historic county:
Yorks, West Riding
Town name:
Leeds
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SE301337
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SE 3034
Map title:
'Leeds'.
Comments on map:
Recorded from photocopy: one of Archer's 'negative image' maps for Pinnock's Guide to Knowledge. Leeds Central Library cards date it c.1840: analogy with the other negative-image maps suggests a date more like c.1835.
Scale:
1:9600*
Map-maker:
J. Archer [eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
23.2 x 16.7
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, trade halls, markets: [Cloth Hall].
Known copies of map:
Bonser & Nichols no.89: Leeds Library ML (1840) (S.R.).
Industry:
uncertain: One factory only: other industry suggested by building shapes.
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, museums, libraries/newsrooms
Service and professional:
banks
Clubs and societies:
Freemasons, mechanics institutes
Borders:
decorative
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Miscellaneous transport-related:
Intended New Road.
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1847
1:1056
1888-90
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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