Devonshire-Exeter-1849
CBTM:
18731
Map Date:
[1849]
Repository reference:
West Country Studies Library DEV.1846.ROU
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 9392
Map title:
'Exeter, corrected to the present time by J. Warren, surveyor.'
Comments on map:
In The route book of Devon: a guide for the stranger and tourist, Exeter: Henry Besley, n.d. [includes railways on the Plymouth map, but not in pp 268-71]. Map engraved by Becker's Omnigraph. Scale is graduated 10-50-0-10-20-30, with no units: measurement suggests about 1:20,375, but comparative measurement suggests about 1:10,080.
Scale:
1:10,080*
Map-maker:
J. Warren [author], F.P. Becker, 12 Paternoster Row [eng], Henry Besley, Directory Office, South St, Exeter [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
28.3 x 23.8
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
clergy residences, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
watermills
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs, water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, misc: Wharfingers Office.
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries, town walls
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, blind, deaf & dumb, dispensaries, hospitals, mental, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
orchards, misc: Withy Bed.
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough
Known copies of map:
BL 796.d.30 [1845]; BL 796.d.51, CUL Atlas 7.84.17, NLS A.45.e.13 [1846]; West Country Studies Library DEV.1846.ROU, West Country Studies Library LM B/EXE/1850/WAR; CUL Atlas 7.85.15 [1854] BL 796.d.30 [1845]; BL 796.d.51, CUL Atlas 7.84.17, NLS A.45.e.13 [1846]; West Country Studies Library DEV.1846.ROU, West Country Studies Library LM B/EXE/1850/WAR [?1849];
Industry:
bricks/tiles, engineering, lime/cement
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations: Roads near station annotated 'To the Luggage Train' and 'From the Train'.
Gardens:
nurseries
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground: Only private have ornament.
Service and professional:
banks
Antiquities:
[Shown: details not noted.]
Clubs and societies:
misc: Royal Subscription Rooms.
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Arms and heraldry:
ecclesiastical
Agricultural and animal-keeping:
pounds/pinfolds
Cemeteries:
shown
Other land-uses & land-cover:
marsh/wetland
Ordnance Survey's
1875-6
1:500
1:2500
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