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Yorks-Scarborough-1845

CBTM:
20430
Map Date:
1845
Repository reference:
Scarborough Library, Scarborough Room, 914.2827(Y)
Historic county:
Yorks, North Riding
Town name:
Scarborough
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TA048891
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TA 0288
Map title:
'Plan of Scarborough. 1845'
Comments on map:
In Theakston's Guide to Scarborough, new edition, Scarborough: S.W. Theakston, 1845.
Scale:
1:9504
Map-maker:
John Petch [dr], W. Monkhouse [lith], S.W. Theakston, 31 St Nicholas St, Scarborough [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
20.3 x 15.3
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
windmills
Water transport infrastructure:
piers, harbours
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, workhouses, misc: Mariners Asdylum.
Education and academic:
schools
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
BOL G.A.Yorks.8o 1164, Scarborough Library 942.2 T.21.p.5 [1845: in New Edn], 942.T3 [1845: in 4th ed, n.d.]; Scarborough Library YW.942.2.T.21.h, Y.SCA.942.N, YW.942.T21a [n.d., in 4th edn, n.d.]; Scarborough Library 942.2.T.21.g [n.d., with 60 refs, in 6th ed, 1856]; S.912.2.P17 [loose undated version].
Railways:
routes, passenger stations
River and foreshore features:
foreshore, springs: [Droppg Spring].
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, theatres, etc, museums, libraries/newsrooms, misc: Camera Obscura.
Magnetic data:
diagram
Service and professional:
banks
Clubs and societies:
Freemasons, Oddfellows, misc, mechanics institutes: Photographic Institution.
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top right: Cliff Bridge; bottom right: Museum; bottom centre: town and harbour from south.
Commons:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Ordnance Survey's
1850
1:1056
1:10,560
1890-1
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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