Devonshire-Plymouth-1688
CBTM:
20594
Map Date:
? 1688
Repository reference:
BL Add.MSS 16370, Plymouth Archives Ph.100
Historic county:
Devonshire
Town name:
Devonport, Stonehouse, Plymouth
Map type:
Military
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SX480540
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SX 4555
Comments on map:
'This scale containes i800 yaerds, or an English Mile.' Late 17th century: citadel shown, but no sign of dockyard; Plymouth skeletal, and only included on grounds of scale. Elizabeth Stuart (nos 25, 25) dates it circa 1665 and attributes it to Bernard de Gomme.
Scale:
1:16,096
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
81 x 53
Number of parts:
1
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted.
Places of Worship:
cathedral/principal church only, (pictorial): St Andrews only.
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Known copies of map:
Seems to be Elizabeth Stuart's no.25 or 27: BL Add MSS 16370 [original]; Plymouth Archives Ph.100 [photo].
Relief:
cliffs
Ordnance Survey's
1892-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1892-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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