Gloucestershire-Bristol-1886 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23392

Map Date:

[1886]

Repository reference:

Bristol Library, reference section, B.21571

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:

'Arrowsmith's map of the city and county of Bristol.'

Comments on map:

F.t.p. of A handbook of the principal places of interest in the City and County of Bristol with programme of entertainments prepared for the use of the Colonial & Indian Visitors, September 6th to 8th, 1886.', Bristol: Arrowsmith, 1886. Map is monochrome, in sepia: similar to Trew's map [Exeter 23390].

Scale:

1:15,840*

Map-maker:

Arrowsmith [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

35.0 x 29.8

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised: Very few of the buildings are named.

Water transport infrastructure:

breakwaters, misc: Landing Place.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only: Crosses.

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

volunteer parade grounds

Welfare and charitable:

blind

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Bristol Library 21571.

Railways:

routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, museums

Parkland:

zoological gardens

Waterbodies:

shown

Relief:

prominent hills

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ferries:

ferry

Ordnance Survey's

1879-82

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560