Aberavon

This focused collection centres on Robert Dawson’s 1832 Reform Act plan and Henry James’s 1868 boundary map of Aberavon. Roa...

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This focused collection centres on Robert Dawson’s 1832 Reform Act plan and Henry James’s 1868 boundary map of Aberavon. Road-strip mapping follows the South Wales route through Cowbridge, Aberavon and Briton Ferry in editions by John Ogilby, John Senex, Thomas Kitchin, Owen and Bowen, and Thomas Gardner, recording the town’s position between Cardiff, Neath and Swansea.

This focused collection centres on Robert Dawson’s 1832 Reform Act plan and Henry James’s 1868 boundary map of Aberavon. Road-strip mapping follows the South Wales route through Cowbridge, Aberavon and Briton Ferry in editions by John Ogilby, John Senex, Thomas Kitchin, Owen and Bowen, and Thomas Gardner, recording the town’s position between Cardiff, Neath and Swansea.