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Aug 21, 2024 · Lancaster Historic Maps. The following maps have been scanned from the Lancaster University Library Map Collection (unless otherwise stated). The jpeg images may be reduced to fit the screen and can usually be enlarged, depending on your browser.
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The NLS’s collection covers the period between the 1840s and the 1960s, with a few gaps. Click on https://maps.nls.uk. Click on ’Map finder with Outlines’. In the left-hand box (“Choose maps”) select the scale of map you want: the 1: 2,500 maps (the 25-inch series of very detailed maps of small areas);
This paper explores Stephen Mackreth’s map of Lancaster published in 1778. It explains the map, assesses its accuracy, shows how it was produced and presents new information on Mackreth’s life.
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Lancaster, urban area (from 2011 built-up area) and city (district), administrative and historic county of Lancashire, northwestern England, at the head of the estuary of the River Lune, 7 miles (11 km) from the Irish Sea. Lancaster grew on the site of a Roman station, and traces of the Roman.
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The city's long history is marked by Lancaster Roman Fort, Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church, Lancaster Cathedral and the Ashton Memorial. It is the seat of Lancaster University and has a campus of the University of Cumbria .
Apr 16, 2022 · Around 550 items of evidence were collected for central Lancaster and geo-referenced on to a base map. The base map itself can be overlaid with historic street maps of Lancaster in the 17 th, 18 th or 19 th centuries or with a modern map by OpenStreetMap.
The earliest surviving town plan of Lancaster appeared as an insert on the county map of Lancashire produced by John Speed (1611/12) in his book The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine (Figure 1). An original is available to view at Lancashire Archives (reference number DDPR/144/1).
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