Derbyshire-Buxton-1631 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20337

Map Date:

1631

Repository reference:

Sheffield Archives Bag. C.289

Historic county:

Derbyshire

Town name:

Buxton

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SK059732

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SK 0878

Map title:

'Buckston in the county of darbie, belonging to the right honourable William Earle of Newcastle'.

Comments on map:

Recorded from plausible-looking 20th century transcript: originals are presumably at Chatsworth. On same sheet as a map of Birchet Hall.

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

William Senior [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

77 x 68

Number of parts:

2

Colouring:

Buildings, water, uncertain: Various land-colourings.

Buildings:

'ordinary' buildings pictorial

Known copies of map:

Sheffield Archives Bag.C.289.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa: 'Buxton well'.

Borders:

decorative

Ordnance Survey's

1877

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1897

1:2500

1:10,560