Cornwall-Falmouth-1827 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23146

Map Date:

1827

Repository reference:

BL 10360.ccc.31

Historic county:

Cornwall

Town name:

Falmouth

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SW807328

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SW 8233

Map title:

'Falmouth town and inner harbour, from a survey by R. Thomas, 1827.'

Comments on map:

F.t.p. of R. Thomas, History and description of the town and harbour of Falmouth, Falmouth: J. Trathan, London: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, 1827. Scale given in fathoms: seems to be roughly equal to 1 inch to 500 feet.

Scale:

1:6000

Map-maker:

R. Thomas [sv, dr], Mitchell, Sculp. [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

37.7 x 31.8

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

altitude information: Soundings datum.

Road names:

partly

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Frontages only. Various buildings emphasised, but not named.

Mills:

watermills

Water transport infrastructure:

piers, quays

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown, orchards

Known copies of map:

BL 10360.ccc.31, BOL G.A.Cornw. 8o 30.

Industry:

rope walk

River and foreshore features:

foreshore, foreshore material specified

Magnetic data:

diagram

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Antiquities:

Cromwell's Entrenchment.

Waterbodies:

shown

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Ferries:

ferry

Stated measuerments:

soundings

Ordnance Survey's

1877-8

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560