Dorset-Dorchester-1774 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19342

Map Date:

[1774]

Repository reference:

BL 456.g.5, BLML Maps *2175 (1)

Historic county:

Dorset

Town name:

Dorchester

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SY690906

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SY 7192

Comments on map:

In John Hutchins, corrected etc by William Shipp & James Whitworth Hodson, The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset, 3rd edition, London: Nicholls, III (1868), f.p.1. This seems to be an engraved transcript of a 1615 map: see title, and general style.

Scale:

1:3960

Map-maker:

B. Pryce [author], Bayly, St Thos Apostle, Queen St [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

23.8 x 31.7

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally: 'Walks' named as well as streets: separate heading in reference.

Buildings:

shown

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town walls

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, workhouses: ['Hospital or Workhouse'].

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Known copies of map:

BOL Gough Maps 6, fol.30B [original MS version]; BLML Maps *2175(1), BL 456.g.5, 456.g.6, 189.f.2, G.5879, G.5880, BOL Gough Doreset 3, CUL Ll.10.25 [1774]; BOL Gough Dorset 2, CUL Ll.10.22 [1803, 2ed]; BL HLL942.33, L.R.56.c.4, TNA [PRO] Library [(3 vols, 1861-8) 1861, I, 335]; BL L.R.414.hh.2, BOL G.A.Dorset c.14/2 [1863/1973: EP Publishing]; BOL G.A.Dorset 8o 291 [1975: M.R.Skilling, walk round Dorchester..., The Thomas Hardy Society]; BLML Maps 60.e.20, BOL C17:26 b1 [1774/1979: Six Dorset Town Plans, pb Dorset County Library]; BOL G.A.Dorset 4o 138 [1774/1981: in B. Adlam, The book of Dorchester, Barracuda Books].

Industry:

metallurgical processing: ['Cupola'].

Gardens:

shown

Antiquities:

Priory or Friery, town ditches.

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary owners: [A few owners given in reference].

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Dedicee of map:

R.L. Kingston, Esq., Mayor, & the Aldermen of the Corporation [engraved at their expense].

Ordnance Survey's

1886

1:10,560