Devonshire-Plymouth-1720
CBTM:
19803
Map Date:
? 1720
Repository reference:
BLML K.Top.11.76
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
Map title:
'A general plan of the ports of Hamouse and Plymouth with the waters, rocks, shoals, soundings and seacoast adjacent'.
Comments on map:
Dating from Elizabeth Stuart: no.85. Pretty generalised, though urban street pattern appears to be complete.
Scale:
1:15,840
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
70.5 x 48.3
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
Buildings, water, general highlighting of district, other: Land-tinting: colourful offshore rocks.
Buildings:
noticeably generalised: Isolated buildings pictorial.
Water transport infrastructure:
naval dockyards: [Only a few scattered buildings at dockyard].
Places of Worship:
landmarks only, (pictorial)
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, misc.: [Citadel]; Mount Batton (sic) is pictorial, as is Mount Wise, which also flies a flag.
Known copies of map:
Elizabeth Stuart's no.85: BL K.Top XI.76 [original]; Plymouth Archives Ph.355/10 [photo].
River and foreshore features:
foreshore
Stated measuerments:
soundings
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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