Essex-Harwich-1782 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22907

Map Date:

1782

Repository reference:

BL Add. MS.15533, fo. 60

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 encampments at Harwich and Landguard Fort under the command of Maj. Gen. Rainsford from 1st July, to 16th. Nov. 1782.'

Comments on map:

In volume of plans of 'Encampments and Dispositions of the Army in Great Britain from 1778 to 1782': standard 'Board of Ordnance' style, but all appear to originate from the Quarter-Master General's Department.

Scale:

1:7200

Map-maker:

Lieut. Paterson, Assist. to the Quar. Mast. Genl. [author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

63.7 x 32.8

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use, other: Rural land-use shown; encampment distinctly coloured.

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Water transport infrastructure:

naval dockyards, navigation aids

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

misc.: Site of camps.

Known copies of map:

BL Add. MS.15533, fo. 60.

Waterbodies:

shown

Relief:

slopes shown

Miscellaneous street furniture:

Milestone [pictorial] with distance.

Dedicee of map:

[Volume:] The King.

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