1877 - 1886 Ordnance Survey Map - Swansea Town - Glamorgansh...
1877 - 1886 Ordnance Survey Map - Swansea Town - Glamorganshire Sheet XXIV. 1. 17. - Maselton, Pentrehafod, Cwmfelin Works
A large-scale Victorian Ordnance Survey town plan map of the Pentre area and Cwm-felin Works in Swansea, Wales. The map is a zincographed production, published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton. The lower margin is printed with the imprint Zincographed and Published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton. 1880, and a secondary production note at the bottom left reads Surveyed in 1878. Re-zincographed and printed in 1886.
The plan is executed at a scale of 1/500, or 10.56 feet to one statute mile, providing architectural detail of industrial and residential sites. Key features include the Cwm-felin Works (Tin Plate) with delineated boilers, forge, and weighing machines; the Great Western Railway (South Wales Division); and various public houses including the Three Compasses, Old Compass, and Upper Compass. Religious buildings such as Siloam Chapel (Welsh Independent) and a Sunday School are also depicted. Street names including Compass Street, Phillip Street, and Llangyfelach Road are clearly marked. The sheet is mounted on a card backing with a brown fabric-tape border.
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The map exhibits significant overall toning and foxing, with heavy brown spotting particularly evident in the upper left and upper central regions (photo 4). A large numeral 5 is written in red ink over the production note at the bottom left corner (photo 5). There are minor surface undulations and light creasing consistent with age. The sheet appears to have been trimmed to the printed border before being mounted onto the card backing.
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1877 - 1886 Ordnance Survey Map - Swansea Town - Glamorganshire Sheet XXIV. 1. 17. - Maselton, Pentrehafod, Cwmfelin Works
A large-scale Victorian Ordnance Survey town plan map of the Pentre area and Cwm-felin Works in Swansea, Wales. The map is a zincographed production, published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton. The lower margin is printed with the imprint Zincographed and Published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton. 1880, and a secondary production note at the bottom left reads Surveyed in 1878. Re-zincographed and printed in 1886.
The plan is executed at a scale of 1/500, or 10.56 feet to one statute mile, providing architectural detail of industrial and residential sites. Key features include the Cwm-felin Works (Tin Plate) with delineated boilers, forge, and weighing machines; the Great Western Railway (South Wales Division); and various public houses including the Three Compasses, Old Compass, and Upper Compass. Religious buildings such as Siloam Chapel (Welsh Independent) and a Sunday School are also depicted. Street names including Compass Street, Phillip Street, and Llangyfelach Road are clearly marked. The sheet is mounted on a card backing with a brown fabric-tape border.
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The map exhibits significant overall toning and foxing, with heavy brown spotting particularly evident in the upper left and upper central regions (photo 4). A large numeral 5 is written in red ink over the production note at the bottom left corner (photo 5). There are minor surface undulations and light creasing consistent with age. The sheet appears to have been trimmed to the printed border before being mounted onto the card backing.
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