Yorks-Scarborough-1883
CBTM:
20443
Map Date:
[1883]
Repository reference:
Scarborough Library, Scarborough Room, S.912.2.H08
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:
'The Health guide map of Scarborough with wind charts...'
Comments on map:
Tipped in at end of Alfred Haviland, Scarborough as a health resort, London: Hamilton Adams, Scarborough: J. Hagyard, etc [including R. Marshall], 1883. This is in essentials very similar to Exeter 20432, but seems to derive from a different drawing, with more serifed lettering, e.g. for churches.
Scale:
1:9600*
Map-maker:
Alfred Haviland, F.R.M.C.S. London [author], Maclure & Macdonald, Lithrs to the Queen, London [lith].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
70 x 49
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
altitude information: 'Index to contour shading'.
Colouring:
contours, other: Hypsometric tints, wind directions (sea blue, land terracotta).
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
harbours, lighthouses, piers
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs, misc: Reservoirs with capacity: Old Water Course through town.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, misc.: Old Moat, Russian Cannon.
Welfare and charitable:
workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
shown: [Outlines only].
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough
Known copies of map:
Scarborough Library S.912.2.H08 [1883: Haviland]; Scarborough Library S.912.2.M23 [apparently another at S.912.2.MO6] [1894?: Marshall]; Scarborough Library Y.942.2.W23 [?1900: C.P. White, Illustrated guide to Scarborough, London: Jarrold, n.d.].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
River and foreshore features:
foreshore
Leisure and entertainment:
aquariums, baths/spa, theatres, etc: [Includes Spa Saloon and Bandstands thereat].
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Wind and temperature charts, 1877-81, round map; also 'The outer & inner protective circles of Scarborough. Showing the heights which influence its Climate.': a 32-point direction pointer with heights given in the zones between the points.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Arms and heraldry:
municipal: [Above title].
Cemeteries:
shown
Street tramways:
misc: 'Tramway' is cliff railway.
Stated measuerments:
contours, spot heights, other: Hypsometric tints, at 100 ft intervals: 0-100 light blue, 100-200 white, 200-300 darker terracotta, 300-400 lighter terracotta, 400+ primrose yellow: tints quite successful, if the white layer is discounted.
Ordnance Survey's
1850
1:1056
1:10,560
1890-1
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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