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Yorks-York-1848

CBTM:
20304
Map Date:
7.1848
Repository reference:
York City Library, reference section, folders of old York maps [no. 36]
Historic county:
Yorks, West Riding
Town name:
York
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SE603522
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SE 6151
Map title:
'Plan of the city of York. Llewellynn Jewitt. 1848.'
Comments on map:
Presumably prepared for the Agricultural Society's show.
Scale:
1:9504*
Map-maker:
Llewellynn Jewitt [author], J.R. Jobbins, 3 Warwick Ct [lith], R. Sunter, York [pb].
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
22.7 x 37.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Sanitary and utility information:
drains
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, mental
Education and academic:
observatories
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Known copies of map:
York Library map 36.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations, misc: Siding to show ground.
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls, museums, misc: Pavilion. A few emphasised buildings not described (e.g. St Anthonys Hall).
Antiquities:
St Mary's Abbey.
Clubs and societies:
learned societies, misc: Yorkshire Club.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
shown: [Shown with small black disks: a much larger number than usual].
Other land-uses & land-cover:
misc: Show Yards (with parts marked Trial Yd, Implements, Cattle).
Ordnance Survey's
1849-51
1:1056
1:10,560
1889
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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