Whitehead’s Map of the Municipal Borough of Huddersfield – Folding Map – 1879

Huddersfield: George Whitehead & Sons, Lithographers, 1879.

Large-format separately issued municipal map of Huddersfield and its surrounding wards, printed and published by the noted local lithographic firm George Whitehead & Sons in 1879. Original outline hand-colouring. Dissected onto linen and housed in the original gilt-lettered cloth covers titled Borough of Huddersfield.

An exceptionally detailed and visually impressive Victorian municipal map produced shortly after Huddersfield’s incorporation as a municipal borough. The map delineates the borough boundaries and ward divisions in original colour, including Lindley-cum-Quarmby Ward, Marsh Ward, Fartown Ward, Dalton Ward, Almondbury-cum-Newsome Ward and adjoining districts. Roads, streets, railways, waterways, townships, public buildings, churches, schools and industrial features are carefully plotted throughout.

Of particular interest is the extensive printed reference table listing public buildings and institutions, including banks, chapels, schools, railway stations, mechanics’ institutes and civic buildings, offering a fascinating snapshot of Huddersfield’s late nineteenth-century urban infrastructure. The decorative title panel and compass rose add visual appeal, while the large scale and dissected format indicate that the map was intended for practical municipal and commercial use.

George Whitehead & Sons were among the principal Huddersfield printers and lithographers of the Victorian period, and separately issued municipal maps by the firm survive in comparatively small numbers. The map captures Huddersfield at the height of its industrial prosperity, documenting both the expanding urban centre and the surrounding semi-rural landscape before twentieth-century development transformed the borough.

A highly desirable local-history map combining civic, genealogical and topographical interest.

Sheet size: 105.8 x 87.2 cm.

Condition: Near fine overall. Dissected onto linen as issued, with very light age toning and very minor handling marks. Original covers are very clean. A strong and attractive example in lovely condition.

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