Cornwall-Launceston-1836 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19055

Map Date:

? 1836

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] T72/13

Historic county:

Cornwall

Town name:

Launceston

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SX331847

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SX 3684

Map title:

'Launceston.'

Scale:

1:15,840

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

19.5 x 32.0

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water

Road names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Woodland:

orchards

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, Parish, Ward

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] T72/13 [original manuscript]; printed version originally prepared for inclusion in B.P.P. (H.C.) 1837 (238) XXVII.1, Report of the Commissioners appointed to report and advise upon the boundaries and wards of certain boroughs and corporate towns, (England and Wales.) Part II.

Gardens:

shown

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

There is also a 1:63,360 map of the borough.

Ordnance Survey's

1882-3

1:2500

1:10,560