Cheshire-Chester-1831 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19257

Map Date:

[1831]

Repository reference:

Manchester Central Library LS 942.71.C21

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:

'The ground-plott of Chester'.

Comments on map:

'Scale of Pases' is 1 inch to 208 paces. At bottom of map: 'Etched by Wm. Batenham from an original map by the celebrated Wenselaus Hollar,

Scale:

1:12,672*

Map-maker:

Wenselaus Hollar [author], Wm Batenham [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

27.7 x 26.0 [overall: map 23.5 x 15.5].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

BL 578.k.2(1), BOL Gough Cheshire 2, BOL Gl. 13 Avt, CUL Sel.3.56 ['originals': in in Daniel King's Vale Royall]; BOL MS Ashm 1820 b, BOL Ash [Sutherland coll] C.II, part VI [1680.c: J. Overton]; BOL G.A.Chesh.4o 72 [1831: Wm Batenham for J. Hemingway's History]; Cheshire RO PM15/5, PM 14/6 [C19 copies]; BOL G.A.Fol.B.69 [1880: pub H. Sotheran].

Industry:

misc: Fulling Mills.

Gardens:

shown

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

At top of map: South-west prospect, with churches, etc, named. Round map: Barons of Cheshire arms. Bottom right: Roman coins and altar. Bottom left: small map of Cheshire.

Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:

Ships and boats in river.

Arms and heraldry:

municipal, misc: Barons of Cheshire.

Ordnance Survey's

1871-3

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898

1:2500

1:10,560