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Yorks-York-1884

CBTM:
22605
Map Date:
[1884]
Repository reference:
BL 10347.bb.37
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:
'City of York.'
Comments on map:
F.p. xxiv of Black's guide to the county of York, 12th edition, Edinburgh: Black, 1884. Of evident Ordnance Survey derivation, with hedgerow trees, etc. Residual guide-lines suggest that plate was quite new in 1884.
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
J. Bartholomew, Edinr. F.R.G.S. [author, pr], A. & C. Black, Edinburgh [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
32.2 x 26.3
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Mostly blocks.
Mills:
windmills
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively: Anglican have dedications: some others just 'Cha.'.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, mental, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Markets and exchanges:
fairgrounds: [Horse Fair].
Woodland:
scattered tree cover, orchards
Known copies of map:
BL 10347.bb.37, BOL G.A.Yorks 8o 328 [1884: ed 12].
Industry:
bricks/tiles, food/drink, furniture/pottery, textiles, misc: Bone Mill.
Railways:
routes, earthworks, goods depots, motive power depots, named, passenger stations
Gardens:
shown, nurseries
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, theatres, etc, museums, misc: Exhibition.
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks
Antiquities:
Tumulus, Line of Roman road, City Wall with named towers, sites of churches and monastries.
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
trade and livery company halls
Commons:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Other land-uses & land-cover:
heath/uncultivated
Ordnance Survey's
1849-51
1:1056
1:10,560
1889
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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