Yorks-Sheffield-1809
CBTM:
19769
Map Date:
1.2.1809
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 5995 (9)
Historic county:
Yorks, West Riding
Town name:
Sheffield
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SK353875
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SK 3587
Map title:
'A map of the town and environs of Sheffield, from actual survey, by W. and J. Fairbank, surveyors & valuers of estates 1808.'
Scale:
1:3600
Map-maker:
W. & J. Fairbank [sv, pb], S.I. Neele, 352 Strand, London [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
84.0 x 53.5, 84.7 x 47.0 [in sheets: 85 x 100 if joined].
Number of parts:
2
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
windmills, watermills
Sanitary and utility information:
fire stations, reservoirs, misc: A few springs; Fire Engine combined with Newsroom.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, misc: Assay Office.
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
shown, orchards
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 5995(9), Sheffield Library S.13.R.
Industry:
engineering, food/drink, textiles, uncertain: Some mills, etc, insufficiently described.
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
Freemasons
Relief:
prominent hills
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Ordnance Survey's
1849-51
1:1056
1:10,560
1888-91
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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