COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL250300256
Reference Number:
C17:1 (26)
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Manchester Ship Canal
Date Created:
1894
Description:
Celebratory souvenir map, extending from the industrial city of Manchester to the Liverpool docks, commemorating the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal, which greatly facilitated the transport of goods from Manchester to Liverpool, for trans-shipment around the world.
Includes portraits of Edward Leader Williams, chief engineer for the project, and Daniel Adamson, Chairman of the Canal Committee. Includes cross section and information on the canal and a diagram showing the relative proportions of the Suez, Amsterdam, and Manchester ship canals.
Includes portraits of Edward Leader Williams, chief engineer for the project, and Daniel Adamson, Chairman of the Canal Committee. Includes cross section and information on the canal and a diagram showing the relative proportions of the Suez, Amsterdam, and Manchester ship canals.
Language Code:
eng
Language Name:
English
Subject:
Manchester (England)--Maps
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Plans (maps)
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
693 mm
Item Width:
718 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2025-03-04
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2025-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
