Devonshire-Exeter-1900 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18251

Map Date:

? 1900

Repository reference:

Devon RO 56Z/Z1

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 and suburbs'.

Comments on map:

Backed by press clipping from Devon Evening Express, 1 Sept 1900, on Exeter Corporation Act, 1900. Printed in sepia rather than black. Most lettering sans-serif: churches and some street names serifed.

Scale:

1:9600*

Map-maker:

Besley & Dalgeith, South Street, Exeter [pr, pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

37.5 x 30.3

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown, basins/docks

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks

Welfare and charitable:

mental, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

orchards

Known copies of map:

Devon RO 56Z/Z1.

Industry:

bricks/tiles, food/drink

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations: Neither of the London & South Western Railway tunnels is shown.

Gardens:

nurseries

Miscellaneous:

Red Cow Village. (Rather thick printing to some extent obscures a more interesting-looking map, but some names are nearly illegible.)

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown: With Fire Memorial [pictorial].

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Ordnance Survey's

1875-6

1:500

1:2500