COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
1824 Swire
Reference Number:
GB127.Local Studies Street Map Collection/1824 Swire
Image Title:
Manchester
Parent Work Title:
Manchester and its Environs
Creator:
Swire, William
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Creator:
Franks & Johnson
Creator Role:
Engraver
Date Created:
1824
Description:
Manchester and its environs. Inset (top left and top right) illustrations of the view of 'Manchester from Ordsall' and 'from the Royal Hotel'. Inset (bottom right) 'plan of Manchester and Salford - taken about 1650'. Around the map are illustrations of Cheetham Arms, Arms of Manchester, seal of Salford Hundred and seal of Christ's College. Shows parts of Broughton, Salford, Cheetwood, Strangeways, Hulme, Chorlton Row and River Irwell.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language Name:
English
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Salford
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Item Height:
420 mm
Item Width:
530 mm
Current Repository:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Rights Holder - Image:
Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council
Rights holder - Work:
Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2010-04-15
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
