Gloucestershire-Bristol-1847 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23379

Map Date:

? 1847

Repository reference:

Bristol Library, reference section, B.14803

Historic county:

Gloucestershire

Town name:

Clifton, Bristol

Map type:

Health Hazard

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

ST585730

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

ST 5773

Map title:

'Map of the City of Bristol, shewing the geological formation of its site and the common seats of fever & of the cholera in the year 1832.'

Comments on map:

Extracted from a book. Entry from good colour copy. Probably mid-1840s or later.

Scale:

1:14,400*

Map-maker:

Standidge & Co., Litho, London [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

39.5 x 30.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

other: Geology, fever, water pipes.

Colouring:

utilities, other, health hazards: Geology, fever, water pipes: hand-coloured.

Road names:

partly

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

quays, misc: Bonding yard.

Sanitary and utility information:

incidence of disease, water mains: [Range of Fever, Occurence of Cholera in 1832, Water Pipes].

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Education and academic:

observatories

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish: [Not in built-up part].

Known copies of map:

Bristol Library B.14803 [dates it 1832].

Railways:

routes, named

Gardens:

nurseries

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Antiquities:

Encampment.

Relief:

prominent hills

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Cemeteries:

shown

Stated measuerments:

spot heights: A few.

Ordnance Survey's

1879-82

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560