Devonshire-Plymouth-1750 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20595

Map Date:

? 1750

Repository reference:

BL Add.MSS 15533, Plymouth Archives Ph.109

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:

'Plan of the environs of Plymouth.'

Comments on map:

Dated c.1780, but development of 'Hamoaze' seems modest, with no St Aubyn's church or surrounding streets, and no naval hospital at Stonehouse: something like before 1750 seems more plausible. Standard Board of Ordnance style.

Scale:

1:10,560

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

94 x 64

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

watermills

Water transport infrastructure:

quays, naval dockyards: [Buildings shown at dockyard: undescribed].

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only: In plan only.

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town walls, misc.: Pictorial tower at Mount Batton.

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Seems to be Elizabeth Stuart's no.169: BL Add MSS 15533 [original]; Plymouth Archives Ph.109 [photo].

Industry:

lime/cement, rope walk

River and foreshore features:

foreshore: [Including rocks].

Gardens:

shown

Relief:

slopes shown

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Ordnance Survey's

1892-3

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1892-3

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560