Cheshire-Chester-1745 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19651

Map Date:

? 1745

Repository reference:

BLML K.Top.9.4

Historic county:

Cheshire

Town name:

Chester

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SJ405665

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 4166

Map title:

'Plan of the city & castle of Chester survey'd and drawn by Alexander De Lavaux engineer.'

Comments on map:

Style very reminiscent of Rocque's. Scale measured as 1 inch to 280 feet: 1:3360.

Scale:

1:3360

Map-maker:

Alexander De Lavaux [sv, dr], R. Parr [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

90.0 x 62.5

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses, sports grounds: [Starting and Distance Chairs: racecourse not named].

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

BLML K.Top.9.4, BOL Gough Maps Cheshire 4, Cheshire RO PM 18/3 [1745]; CUL Maps.aa.54.75.2 [1750].

Industry:

timber: ['Planks' in Timber Yard].

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

misc: Named pictorial may poles.

Landowners and occupiers:

notable residents

Decorative cartouches:

symbolic/non-realistic: Two: for dedication, top left, and title, bottom right. Animal supporters, flags and cannon decorate the dedication; city arms, at head of title, flanked on left by boat, anchor and discreetly naked bearded man crawling with emptying urn (Atlas?), and on right by crowned female with sword and book, sitting on bale with curious markings [? 'W.S. no.270'], with mace and barrel to right.

Relief:

prominent hills

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Symbolic elements:

Animal supporters, flags, cannon: decorate dedication; city arms, boat, anchor, [?] Atlas, crowned female, sword, book, bale, mace, barrel: around title.

Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:

Pictorial shipping in river.

Arms and heraldry:

dedicee of map, municipal: [Dedicee's (presumed) arms above dedication, with animal supporters].

Dedicee of map:

Rt Hon George, Earl of Cholmondeley, Governour & Chamberlain of the City & Castle of Chester and Lord Lieutenant of the county.

Ordnance Survey's

1871-3

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898

1:2500

1:10,560