{"product_id":"old-map-of-manchester-salford-england-by-fothergill-1844-irwell-bridgewater-canal-l-m-railway-piccadilly-ancoats","title":"Old Map of Manchester \u0026 Salford by Fothergill, 1844: Irwell, Bridgewater Canal, L\u0026M Railway, Piccadilly, Ancoats","description":"\u003cp\u003eA New Plan of Manchester and Salford, with their Vicinities captures the metropolis at its 1844 industrial zenith, when “Cottonopolis” bound the world’s first modern city to the engines of commerce. The River Irwell cleaves Manchester from Salford, its course acting as both boundary and conduit, while the Bridgewater Canal threads mercantile districts to inland ports. Early railways—including the pioneering Manchester to Liverpool line—announce a new age of velocity and scale. This is an unusually vivid city map: a dense, legible portrait of growth where grid-like streets mass around mills and markets, and new suburban avenues radiate from the core. It is a documentary of momentum, recording how waterways, rail, and streets interlocked to power an urban transformation without precedent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heart of the city is rendered with a surveyor’s precision. Market Street and High Street run through the retail and trading core, while St. Ann’s Square and King Street testify to civic pride and financial ascendancy—King Street still housing the town hall of the era. Piccadilly gathers the great thoroughfares into a theatrical urban stage, spilling into Portland Street and Oxford Street. Northward, Shudehill and Withy Grove mark older market quarters, with Long Millgate and St. Mary’s Gate tying the medieval fabric to modern frontages. Great Ducie Street and London Road act as arterial spines, while Queen Street, Windmill Street, and Town Hall Square knit together the commercial and administrative center that powered a global textile economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTransportation is the animating geometry of this plan. The Bridgewater Canal funnels raw cotton and coal to warehouses and yards along the Irwell, its basins threaded to streets optimized for cart and dray. The Manchester to Liverpool Railway, a marvel of its age, is inscribed alongside the burgeoning urban grid, converging at London Road—an early intercity gateway that presages the modern rail hub. The cartography registers goods depots, sidings, and the urban seams they create, especially near Great Ducie Street and along lower approaches such as Lower Mosley Street. In the east, Great Ancoats Street and Ashton New Road herald industrial Ancoats and the outward march of mills, mapping how iron rails and stone canals synchronized production, labor, and exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map chronicles a city swelling from roughly 75,000 to over 300,000 inhabitants, and makes that demographic drama legible in streets and blocks. Hulme and Chorlton emerge as expanding suburbs, their grids accommodating both working-class terraces and aspirational middle-class rows. Upper Brook Street traces Chorlton-on-Medlock’s rise, connecting academic, medical, and residential precincts to the city’s core via Oxford Street and Portland Street. Stockport Road and Ashton New Road radiate to satellite towns and mill villages, while residential parcels appear at the edges as new neighborhoods coalesce. This is social history in plan-view: a record of how capital and migration etched themselves into brick, lane, and courtyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthored by J. Fothergill and issued in variant states by publishers J. Ambery and J. Ainsworth, the plan’s changing imprints hint at continuous updating and strong contemporary demand—appropriate for a city that reinvented itself by the decade. Its intricate 19th-century drafting, likely complete with period cartographic flourishes, excels at reconciling mercantile cores, river and canal infrastructure, and the newly disruptive railways into a coherent urban image. Bibliographically, it is scarce; the only identified example is recorded at the University of Manchester, underscoring its rarity and significance. As a city map, it stands out for uniting civic topography with the machinery of industry, distilling Manchester and Salford at the very moment they became the modern city’s global archetype.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbert Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAshton New Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpper Brook Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Ancoats Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Ducie Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Millgate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLower Mosley Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarket Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOxford Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiccadilly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortland Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueen Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShudehill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Ann's Square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Mary's Gate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStockport Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTown Hall Square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindmill Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithy Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanals such as the Bridgewater Canal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe River Irwell marking the boundary between Manchester and Salford.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailways, including the significant Manchester to Liverpool Railway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe grid-like street patterns characteristic of dense urban areas in the mid-19th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidential areas showing early suburban development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap Title: A New Plan of Manchester and Salford, with their Vicinities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreation Year: 1844.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker\/Publisher: Originally by J. Fothergill, with different publishers noted as J. Ambery and J. Ainsworth. This diversity suggests the map existed in various print forms or states.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Period: The map illustrates Manchester and Salford during a key period of industrial expansion, capturing urbanization between 1800 and 1850.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrban Development: Highlights the dense urban fabric and infrastructure growth, including street layouts, canals (e.g., Bridgewater Canal), and railways (e.g., Manchester to Liverpool Railway).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransportation Significance: Depicts Manchester as a major transportation hub, emphasizing its role in the cotton and textile industries, referred to as \"Cottonopolis.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemographic Changes: Indicates a stark population increase from 75,000 to over 300,000, reflecting migration driven by employment opportunities in the booming textile mills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuburban Growth: Shows developing neighborhoods like Hulme and Chorlton, catering to a mix of working-class and middle-class populations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap Style: Features intricate detailing characteristic of 19th-century cartography, possibly including ornate borders or cartouches typical of the period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRarity: Noted as a rare item, with the only identified example located at the University of Manchester.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57781747515776,"sku":"UM00271087A","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57781747548544,"sku":"UM00271088A","price":202.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57781747581312,"sku":"UM00271089A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":57781747614080,"sku":"UM00271090A","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57781747646848,"sku":"UM00271091A","price":202.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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