1877 - 1891 Ordnance Survey Map - Swansea Town - Division Sh...
1877 - 1891 Ordnance Survey Map - Swansea Town - Division Sheet XXIV. 5. 14. St. Thomas
This lot comprises a large-scale Ordnance Survey town plan of the St. Thomas district of Swansea, Wales, printed in 1891. The map is a zincograph, printed in monochrome on paper and laid down onto a brown linen support. The header at the top right reads GLAMORGANSHIRE (Gower) SWANSEA SHEET XXIV. 5. 14. and the header at the top left reads WESTERN OR GOWER DIVISION. EAST WARD. SWANSEA TOWN DIVISION MORRIS LANE. The bottom margin contains the imprint Zincographed and Published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1880 followed by LLANGYFELACH HD. XXIV. 5. 19. SWANSEA PH. St. THOMAS TP. A note at the bottom left reads Surveyed in 1877 Re-zincographed and printed in 1891.
The map is executed at a scale of 1/500, being 10.56 Feet to One Statute Mile or 41.66 Feet to One Inch. The plan provides exceptional detail of the industrial and residential landscape of the period, featuring the Midland Railway St. Thomas's Station, the Eastern Depot, engine sheds, workshops, a turntable, and a goods shed. Dense terrace housing is depicted on Fabian Street, Inkerman Street, Balaclava Street, Delhi Street, and Miers Street. Notable buildings identified include the Hebron Chapel, Mount Tabor Chapel, Fabian's Bay Congregational Chapel, and St. Thomas's Church.
Width: 104 cm.
Height: 71 cm.
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The map shows significant signs of age and use. There is heavy toning and foxing throughout the sheet (photo 1). A prominent, dark brown water stain or liquid spill is located in the lower-left corner, which partially obscures the "Surveyed in" text and the scale bar (photo 3). Various smaller stains, surface dirt, and creases are visible across the surface (photo 5). A circular pencil mark is present around the word "TOWN" in the top header (photo 11). The linen backing shows minor fraying and wear at the edges (photo 8).
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1877 - 1891 Ordnance Survey Map - Swansea Town - Division Sheet XXIV. 5. 14. St. Thomas
This lot comprises a large-scale Ordnance Survey town plan of the St. Thomas district of Swansea, Wales, printed in 1891. The map is a zincograph, printed in monochrome on paper and laid down onto a brown linen support. The header at the top right reads GLAMORGANSHIRE (Gower) SWANSEA SHEET XXIV. 5. 14. and the header at the top left reads WESTERN OR GOWER DIVISION. EAST WARD. SWANSEA TOWN DIVISION MORRIS LANE. The bottom margin contains the imprint Zincographed and Published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1880 followed by LLANGYFELACH HD. XXIV. 5. 19. SWANSEA PH. St. THOMAS TP. A note at the bottom left reads Surveyed in 1877 Re-zincographed and printed in 1891.
The map is executed at a scale of 1/500, being 10.56 Feet to One Statute Mile or 41.66 Feet to One Inch. The plan provides exceptional detail of the industrial and residential landscape of the period, featuring the Midland Railway St. Thomas's Station, the Eastern Depot, engine sheds, workshops, a turntable, and a goods shed. Dense terrace housing is depicted on Fabian Street, Inkerman Street, Balaclava Street, Delhi Street, and Miers Street. Notable buildings identified include the Hebron Chapel, Mount Tabor Chapel, Fabian's Bay Congregational Chapel, and St. Thomas's Church.
Width: 104 cm.
Height: 71 cm.
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The map shows significant signs of age and use. There is heavy toning and foxing throughout the sheet (photo 1). A prominent, dark brown water stain or liquid spill is located in the lower-left corner, which partially obscures the "Surveyed in" text and the scale bar (photo 3). Various smaller stains, surface dirt, and creases are visible across the surface (photo 5). A circular pencil mark is present around the word "TOWN" in the top header (photo 11). The linen backing shows minor fraying and wear at the edges (photo 8).
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