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Middlesex 1835

Introduction - Description - Abbreviations - Maps - London (south east Middlesex) - Home page

Introduction

Graphics linked from the maps section of this page produce a large print map of Middlesex in 1835, a tactile map with braille lettering, and a key to the tactile map. This page explains and describes the maps. Towns shown are parliamentary boroughs and polling places in 1835. There is an enlarged map of the south east area of Middlesex and City of London, as there are too many boroughs to include on the Middlesex map. The Description section says what is on the map. The Locations section gives locations within the county. The Maps section has links to the maps, which are in pdf (Acrobat) format, and to a page describing the way to produce a tactile map with braille letters from the pdf file. On another page is a general introduction to this series of maps of the English counties which are intended to be accessible to blind and partially sighted people. The Genuki pages for Middlesex have more information about the county, its records, and all its towns and parishes.

Description

There is a solid circle at the top left of the map. The title follows it at the top of the map, which is the North.The county boundary is shown by a dotted line. The Chapman County Code MDX is in large letters near the bottom right corner of the map. Towns are large dots, with the town name nearby. There is an oval at the middle right of the county, with the words "See London Map". A ten mile scale bar is at the bottom centre. Middlesex is an inland county, its southern boundary is the River Thames. It is about 25 miles east to west by about 23 miles north to south. Directions on map - West is left, East is right, North is up, South is down.

Locations

Names on this map are given in full. In the list below the name is followed by the position on the map within the county.

Bedfont, bottom left
Brentford, left of centre, a third of the way up the map, on southern boundary
Edgware, top centre
Enfield, top right
Uxbridge, middle left

Maps

Graphic of Tactile map with braille names (pdf file)

Graphic of key in braille (pdf file)

Instructions for making a tactile map

Large print map (pdf file)

A single copy of this page can be made by or for any individual user. If you wish to make multiple copies or modifications, please contact David Hawgood - email david at hawgood dot com - I will normally give permission but I wish to know what use is being made of the maps. I also welcome comments.