Devonshire-Exeter-1852 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20606

Map Date:

? 1852

Repository reference:

West Country Studies Library, Exeter, PM B/EXE/1852/FEA

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:

'Map of the city of Exeter, embracing all the alterations and improvements to the present period.'

Comments on map:

Dated c.1852 by library: has note of population in 1851, including St Thomas, below city arms. Table of population by parishes, bottom left, but no parish boundaries.

Scale:

1:5544

Map-maker:

Featherstone & Co. Lithographers & Printers, 246 High St Exeter [dr, lith, pr, pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

59.5 x 45.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

clergy residences, partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Turnpikes:

shown

Canals:

shown, basins/docks

Water transport infrastructure:

quays, misc: Wharfingers Office.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries, town walls

Welfare and charitable:

blind, deaf & dumb, dispensaries, hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses, misc: Refuge for Discharged Prisoners.

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

shown, orchards

Known copies of map:

West Country Studies Library PM B/EXE/1852/FEA [? 1852];

Industry:

lime/cement

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

shown, nurseries

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

banks

Antiquities:

Danes Castle.

Clubs and societies:

learned societies, trade and livery company halls, misc: Royal Subscription Rooms.

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

squaring: 0.25-mile squares, each lettered.

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only, shown: Listed as 'Commercial inns & hotels'.

Ordnance Survey's

1875-6

1:500

1:2500