Carnarvonshire-Bangor-1690 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22614

Map Date:

? 1690

Repository reference:

BLML Maps C.7.c.4

Historic county:

Carnarvonshire

Town name:

Bangor

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SH580720

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SH 6070

Map title:

'Bangor'.

Comments on map:

Inset bottom right on 'Mona Insula alias Anglesey and Caernarvan Shire discribed by C.S. corrected and amended with many additions by Phil: Lea'; included in The shires of England and Wales described by Christopher Saxton being the best and original mapps with many additions and corrections, London: Philip Lea, n.d. A straightforward reduced-scale imitation of Speed. Scale measured as 0.7 ins to 120 paces, 1:10,286.

Scale:

1:10,280

Map-maker:

Philip Lea [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

8.3 x 9.3

Number of parts:

1

Buildings:

'ordinary' buildings pictorial

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

town gates, town walls, (pictorial)

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

cross, (pictorial)

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 6125 (6), BOL Gough Maps 37 Fol. 29, BLML Maps C.7.c.4 [1690.c]; CUL Atlas 3.73.2 [1732].

Gardens:

shown

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative: Banner.

Relief:

(pictorial)

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Ordnance Survey's

1887-8

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560