Suffolk-Bury St Edmunds-1764 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18392

Map Date:

[1764]

Repository reference:

RGS 9.A.38

Historic county:

Suffolk

Town name:

Bury St Edmunds

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TL853642

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TL 8866

Map title:

'A plan of Bury St Edmunds in the county of Suffolk'.

Comments on map:

Plate 13 in A collection of plans of the principal cities of Great Britain and Ireland..., London: A. Dury, n.d. [1764]. No street names.

Scale:

1:17,600

Map-maker:

A. Dury [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

12.7 x 9.9

Number of parts:

1

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

town gates

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Education and academic:

schools

Woodland:

orchards

Known copies of map:

BOL C15 f.1, Gough Maps 143, CUL Atlas.7.76.2, RGS 9.A.38.

Gardens:

shown

Antiquities:

Abbey.

Landowners and occupiers:

notable residents: [Houses of Earl of Bristol and Sir Thomas Hanmer].

Commons:

shown

Crosses:

cross

Ordnance Survey's

1883

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560