1877 - 1893 Ordnance Survey Map - Swansea Town - Division Sh...
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1877 - 1893 Ordnance Survey Map - Swansea Town - Division Sheet XXIV, 5, 8. High Street, North Dock, Tawe.
A late 19th-century large-scale Ordnance Survey town plan of Swansea, Wales, printed on paper and backed with linen. This zincograph map is produced at a scale of 1/500, or 10.56 feet to one statute mile. The sheet focus is on the central industrial and transport hubs of the city, including High Street Station, North Dock, and the River Tawe. The plan features extensive detail of 19th-century infrastructure, identifying the Swansea Wharf (Copper Ore), Hafod Copper Works Coal Wharf, Graigola Merthyr Works, and Aberdare Merthyr Works.
The top right margin is printed GLAMORGANSHIRE SWANSEA SHEET XXIV, 5, 8. The top margin further reads SWANSEA TOWN & FRANCHISE PH. and WESTERN OR GOWER DIVISION. XXIV, 5, 3. The bottom margin contains the imprint Zincographed and Published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1879. followed by the sheet reference XXIV, 5, 13. The bottom left corner is marked Surveyed in 1877. Re-zincographed & printed in 1893. A large handwritten numeral 2 in red ink is present in the lower left corner. The map documents numerous social landmarks, including the Sion Chapel, Friends Meeting House, and various public houses such as the Black Cock Hotel and Adam & Eve.
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The map exhibits significant age-related toning and extensive dark mottling and foxing across the entire surface (photo 1). There is visible wear, fraying, and minor loss to the paper at the edges where it meets the linen backing (photo 2). Several creases and ripples are present, consistent with historical rolling (photo 12). The linen backing shows peripheral staining and wear (photo 1). A large red ink mark is located in the bottom left corner (photo 5).
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1877 - 1893 Ordnance Survey Map - Swansea Town - Division Sheet XXIV, 5, 8. High Street, North Dock, Tawe.
A late 19th-century large-scale Ordnance Survey town plan of Swansea, Wales, printed on paper and backed with linen. This zincograph map is produced at a scale of 1/500, or 10.56 feet to one statute mile. The sheet focus is on the central industrial and transport hubs of the city, including High Street Station, North Dock, and the River Tawe. The plan features extensive detail of 19th-century infrastructure, identifying the Swansea Wharf (Copper Ore), Hafod Copper Works Coal Wharf, Graigola Merthyr Works, and Aberdare Merthyr Works.
The top right margin is printed GLAMORGANSHIRE SWANSEA SHEET XXIV, 5, 8. The top margin further reads SWANSEA TOWN & FRANCHISE PH. and WESTERN OR GOWER DIVISION. XXIV, 5, 3. The bottom margin contains the imprint Zincographed and Published at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1879. followed by the sheet reference XXIV, 5, 13. The bottom left corner is marked Surveyed in 1877. Re-zincographed & printed in 1893. A large handwritten numeral 2 in red ink is present in the lower left corner. The map documents numerous social landmarks, including the Sion Chapel, Friends Meeting House, and various public houses such as the Black Cock Hotel and Adam & Eve.
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The map exhibits significant age-related toning and extensive dark mottling and foxing across the entire surface (photo 1). There is visible wear, fraying, and minor loss to the paper at the edges where it meets the linen backing (photo 2). Several creases and ripples are present, consistent with historical rolling (photo 12). The linen backing shows peripheral staining and wear (photo 1). A large red ink mark is located in the bottom left corner (photo 5).
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