Cardiganshire-Aberystwyth-1809 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23120

Map Date:

10.1809

Repository reference:

LlGC Nanteos 77

Historic county:

Cardiganshire

Town name:

Aberystwyth

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SN583817

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SO 2005

Map title:

'Map of the town and burgh of Aberystwyth in the county of Cardigan. Also showing the commons in the Liberty of the said Town and Burgh.'

Comments on map:

There have been discreet later additions of streets, divisions and buildings. Altogether a notable map, very well executed. Does the use of 'burgh' indicate that Couling was a Scot? Smallish 1:3168 inset of outlying detail, bottom left. All tenements numbered: no cadastre to hand.

Scale:

1:792

Map-maker:

William Cowling [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

137 x 172-195 [extension at top].

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

shown, public buildings emphasised

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

watermills: Mill Lead.

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, piers, misc: Boats in plan shown on beach.

Sanitary and utility information:

misc: Chalybeate Spa.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs

Known copies of map:

LGC 032/2 Nanteos 77.

Industry:

rope walk, textiles, warehousing, uncertain: Kilns [shown as limekilns by John Wood], Chimneys.

River and foreshore features:

foreshore, foreshore material specified

Antiquities:

Old Camp, Castle.

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary for location purposes

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1885

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560