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Dorset-Melcombe Regis-1773

CBTM:
22681
Map Date:
? 1773
Repository reference:
BOL Gough Maps 6, fol. 79
Historic county:
Dorset
Town name:
Melcombe Regis
Map type:
uncertain
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SY682802
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SY 6382
Map title:
'A new plan of Melcombe Regis.'
Comments on map:
Undated: possibly in preparation for Hutchins' Dorset, cf Exeter 22622.
Scale:
1:2304
Map-maker:
J. Hamilton, Archt [author].
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
44.0 x 64.8
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised: Blocks only: intended buildings shown inn lighter tint with tenement divisions.
Water transport infrastructure:
misc: Watering place for shipping.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Known copies of map:
BOL Gough Maps 6 Fol.79.
Industry:
ship yards
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, theatres, etc
Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:
One pictorial bathing machine entering the water, another following a course along westward direction-pointer.
Retail activity:
limited range: Libraries.
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1863
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1900-1
1:2500
1:10,560
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