Sussex-Brighton-1830 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21309

Map Date:

2.8.1830

Repository reference:

East Sussex RO [in open access pamphlet boxes]

Historic county:

Sussex

Town name:

Brighton

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ312043

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 2806

Map title:

'A new plan of Brighton and Kemp-town.'

Comments on map:

Faces title page in Brighton as it is, 1831, new edition, London: E. Wallis [1831]. Scale graduated in quarters of a mile.

Scale:

1:9000

Map-maker:

E. Wallis, 42 Skinner St, London [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

48.5 x 28.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Buildings in 1782 hatched: later ones without infill but with south-and-east shading.

Mills:

windmills, (pictorial)

Water transport infrastructure:

piers

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Welfare and charitable:

workhouses

Markets and exchanges:

bazaars, markets: [Grand Bazaar].

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

East Sussex RO [open access: phamplet box] [1831]; Brighton Library [1834: photo]; CUL Maps.D.88.83.1 [1836]; Brighton Library [1841:photo]; Brighton Library [various photos].

Industry:

food/drink

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc

Parkland:

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Top left: Brunswick Square & Terrace; top right: Kemp-town; both as seen from the sea.

Borders:

keyboard type

Miscellaneous service buildings:

[Royal Stables].

Retail activity:

limited range: [Several 'libraries'].

Walls, embankments, etc:

Railings along Marine Parade.

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only, out-of-town inns only

Other land-uses & land-cover:

heath/uncultivated: [The Level, etc].

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896-7

1:2500

1:10,560