Devonshire-Teignmouth-1759 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18264

Map Date:

1.9.1759

Repository reference:

Devon RO D1508M/maps and plans/Teignmouth maps/1

Historic county:

Devonshire

Town name:

Teignmouth

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SX943731

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SX 9676

Map title:

'A Map of the Manor of East Teignmouth alias Teignmouth Courtenay as also of that Part of the Manor of Kenton which lies in the Parishes of East and West Teignmouth in the County of Devon, being the Lands of the Honble. Sir Willm. Courtenay Bart. Surveyed in Septr 1759 by Mr Wm Hole.'

Comments on map:

Definitely an estate map, with 'outside' roads and buildings: unclear how complete they are. References total only 33:2:18. (Interesting map, but rather faded, and the interesting text might be very difficult to phograph.) Mapping of former river courses, encroachment and other details tell one far more about property disputes than about 'urban life'.

Scale:

1:1584

Map-maker:

Wm Hole [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

134.0 x 113.2/116.0 [small flap].

Number of parts:

2

Legends:

Buildings, R, water, other: Fences.

Colouring:

Buildings, land-use, decorative, other: Grey direction pointer spikes, border and hachures; red reference letters, now faded; marsh by green dashes.

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

customs

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries: 'The fort'.

Known copies of map:

Devon RO D1508M/maps and plans/Teignmouth maps/1 [Devon RO 1919Z/Z1 (microfilm MFM 128) seems to derive from this].

River and foreshore features:

old river courses, foreshore material specified: ['Ancient courfe of the River Tame but now very Obscure', and similar notes on watercourses; High Water Mark with stipple above (annotated 'Gravily Beach')].

Gardens:

nurseries

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown incompletely: [Including note of encroachment].

Crosses:

cross

Miscellaneous buildings and structures:

Ballast Post [pictorial], Ruinous Houfes.

Map material:

parchment

Residual industrial land-use and waste:

relict industry: Former salt works.

Other land-uses & land-cover:

marsh/wetland

Ordnance Survey's

1887

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560