Devonshire-Exeter-1828
CBTM:
18751
Map Date:
1828
Repository reference:
West Country Studies Library MM B/EXE/1828/BES, TNA [PRO] T72/12
Historic county:
Devonshire
Town name:
Exeter
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SX921924
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SX 9293
Map title:
'Exeter in 1828.'
Comments on map:
Either a close copy or an extension of the plate of the Britton/Roper map for the Beauties of England & Wales [Exeter 18256], but extended to the east to include the workhouse and Blackboy Road, so that the reference to churches and chapels is now on the map face. Engraved for the Exeter Itinerary & Casual Directory; no engraver stated.
Scale:
1:9600
Map-maker:
T. & H. Besley, South St, Exeter [pb].
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
21.1 x 23.7.
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
(unspecified type), W: Water Engine.
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
quays
Sanitary and utility information:
aqueducts
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, deaf & dumb, hospitals, workhouses
Woodland:
scattered tree cover, orchards
Known copies of map:
BL RB.23.a.17423, West Country Studies Library MM B/EXE/1828/BES, TNA [PRO] T72/12 (two copies).
Industry:
lime/cement, textiles: [Numerous tenters].
Gardens:
shown
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Bottom left: east view of cathedral.
Miscellaneous buildings and structures:
[No racket court.]
Arms and heraldry:
ecclesiastical, municipal
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1875-6
1:500
1:2500
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