Essex-Harwich-1729
CBTM:
18587
Map Date:
? 1729
Repository reference:
TNA [PRO] MPD 1/169
Historic county:
Essex
Town name:
Harwich
Map type:
Military
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TM260325
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TM 2833
Map title:
'Plan of the town of Harwich'.
Comments on map:
Extracted from TNA [PRO] T1/272/100. Reference is concerned with coast erosion and coast defences.
Scale:
1:2400
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
69.2 x 46.5
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
Buildings, water, land-use
Buildings:
noticeably generalised
Mills:
windmills
Water transport infrastructure:
quays: [Quays with ships tied up (in plan)].
Sanitary and utility information:
misc: Pump.
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Defence and military:
misc.: Navy yard with storehouses.
Woodland:
scattered tree cover, orchards
Known copies of map:
TNA [PRO] MPD 1/169.
Gardens:
shown
Miscellaneous:
Various 'Shies', either eroded or new-built.
Relief:
slopes shown
Walls, embankments, etc:
Old Ditch.
Other land-uses & land-cover:
marsh/wetland
Ordnance Survey's
1861
1:2500
1874
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896
1:2500
1:10,560
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