Cornwall-Falmouth-1898 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23152

Map Date:

1898

Repository reference:

BL PP.2507.ber

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:

'Lake's street map of Falmouth.'

Comments on map:

F.t.p. of H.R. Waters (ed), The Post Office directory of Falmouth & neighbourhood, Falmouth: J.H. Lake & Co., 1898. Although only Lake's name appears on the map, it is unquestionably by Stephens & Mackintosh of Leicester.

Scale:

1:5000

Map-maker:

Lake & Co., Falmouth [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

50.0 x 40.8

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water: Blue-grey buildings, and water infill inside water-lining: the latter makes for an interesting effect.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Blocks only: public, etc, buildings cross-hatched.

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours, piers, quays, misc: Breakwaters.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs

Defence and military:

coastguard, drill halls, misc.: Submarine Mining Establishment.

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, sailors

Education and academic:

schools, observatories

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds, recreation grounds

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

BL PP.2507.ber [in directory], Cornwall Centre [loose].

Railways:

routes, earthworks, named, rails, passenger stations

River and foreshore features:

foreshore, foreshore material specified

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, libraries/newsrooms

Parkland:

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

yacht, boat, Freemasons, misc: Subscription Rooms.

Relief:

cliffs

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Other land-uses & land-cover:

heath/uncultivated, marsh/wetland

Ordnance Survey's

1877-8

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560