Essex-Harwich-1732 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18588

Map Date:

1732

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] MR 1/1224

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

Comments on map:

Of Harwich town, harbour and environs, including Landguard fort in some detail. Less 'civil urban' detail than on Exeter 18587.

Scale:

1:4800

Map-maker:

W. Booth [dr].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

137.7 x 100.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water, land-use, decorative: Direction pointers.

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

windmills

Water transport infrastructure:

navigation aids, naval dockyards

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

misc.: Defensive ditch.

Woodland:

orchards

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] MR 1/1224 [four copies].

River and foreshore features:

foreshore

Magnetic data:

diagram, value (undated): Variation 9.20.

Relief:

slopes shown

Ordnance Survey's

1861

1:2500

1874

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560