COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0800077dc
Reference Number:
R48168
Image Title:
Map of Manchester
Parent Work Title:
The Manchester handbook: an authentic account of the place and its people
Creator:
Perrin, Joseph
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Measom, George
Creator Role:
Illustrator
Date Created:
1857
Publication Details:
Manchester : Hale and Roworth
Page/Sheet:
Frontispiece
Image Sequence Number:
000b
Description:
Map of Manchester. Omnibus routes and railway stations are marked in red. The old Town Hall is on the corner of Cross Street and King Street. In the bottom left-hand corner is the Art Treasures Palace. The palace was built at Old Trafford in Manchester to house the Art Treasures Exhibion of 1857. The exhbition was the largest of its kind ever held, and brought together some of the greatest works of art, borrowed from the country's private collections. A special railway line was laid to transport visitors from the city centre. After the exhibition the palace was dismantled.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--Social history
Subject:
Railroads
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Item Height:
384 mm
Item Width:
512 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2007-08-21
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2007-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
