Durham-Durham-1804
CBTM:
18403
Map Date:
1.12.1804
Repository reference:
RGS 7.E.7
Historic county:
Durham
Town name:
Durham
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NZ273421
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NZ 2742
Map title:
'Durham'.
Comments on map:
For The Beauties of England & Wales and The British Atlas comprising a complete set of county maps, of England and Wales with a general map of navigable rivers and canals; and plans of cities and principal towns, London: Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, Longman, Faden, etc, 1810. Scale measured as 1.42 inches to 600 feet (about 1:5070).
Scale:
1:5040
Map-maker:
G. Cole [dr], J. Roper [eng], E.W. Brayley & J. Britton [dir].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
17.8 x 23.4
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
clergy residences
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Turnpikes:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
conduits
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 11.b.3, BOL C17 c.5, TNA [PRO] T72/12, RGS 7.E.7 [1804-10]; BOL G1/ C16.6 [1992: in Ashley Baynton-Williams, Town and city maps of the British Isles 1800-1855, London: Studio Editions, 1992].
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top right: Prebends Bridge and Cathedral.
Relief:
slopes shown
Crosses:
multiple crosses
Miscellaneous buildings and structures:
Palace Green.
Arms and heraldry:
ecclesiastical, municipal
Ordnance Survey's
1856
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1895
1:2500
1:10,560
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