Gloucestershire-Bristol-1874 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20417

Map Date:

1874

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 16.a.20

Historic county:

Gloucestershire

Town name:

Clifton, Bristol

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

ST585730

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

ST 5773

Map title:

[Cover:] 'Map of Bristol and suburbs with complete street key', [map:] 'Lavars's plan of Bristol & suburbs

Comments on map:

Compared with the late 1850s version [Exeter 20416], this has been redrawn (not at all well), and the reference to buildings is now typeset and has 'Roman Catholic' as a heading. Scale is about 7.8 inches to 1 mile, but comparative measurement indicates about 6.25 inches. Letterpress advertises 'Useful maps published by J. Lavars': 1:126,720 of 1000 square miles; 1:63,360 of Bristol (ex Lander); 1:31,680; 1:15,840 in 19 sheets, plain or geological; Ashmead's map of Bristol, corrected to 1871 ('All previous Maps are of little or no service, the alterations and additions to the City during the last fifteen years having been so extensive.'); 1:63,360 geological, by William Sanders; new world map; facsimile of Hofnaegel, 1575: this precedes letterpress street index.

Scale:

1:10,080*

Map-maker:

J. Lavars, Broad St Hall, Bristol [lith, pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

64.7 x 47.5

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, misc: R.N. Reserve Training Ship.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, internal revenue

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

volunteer parade grounds, drill halls: [Volunteer Depot, Drill Halls, Artillery Ground].

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, deaf & dumb, dispensaries, hospitals, infirmaries, orphanages, sailors, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges, observatories

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 16.a.20, BOL C17:70 Bristol (1), CUL Maps.D.62.87.1; Bristol Library B.75 [1874: 'New & improved map of Bristol & Clifton', 1:7040], in Lavar's pocket guide to Bristol]; Bristol Library B.24096, B.28832/3 ['1875'].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, engineering, ship yards, rope walk, textiles

Railways:

routes, goods depots, motive power depots, named, passenger stations, misc: Workshops.

Gardens:

nurseries

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, museums, libraries/newsrooms

Parkland:

zoological gardens

Service and professional:

banks, insurance offices

Antiquities:

Roman Encampment.

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

Liberal, Freemasons, Oddfellows, learned societies, trade and livery company halls, unspecified

Relief:

prominent hills

Extractive activity:

coal

Post and telegraphs:

electric telegraph office, post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

squaring

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only: ['Principal hotels'].

Ordnance Survey's

1879-82

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560