Hampshire-Alton-1842 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

07603

Map Date:

1842

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] IR 30/31/5

Historic county:

Hampshire

Town name:

Alton

Map type:

Tithe

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SU718395

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SU 6736

Comments on map:

Rural part is at 1:4752. Apportionment notes that the Common is 'chiefly used as a Cricket Ground and otherwise for the amusements of the inhabitants'.

Scale:

1:2376

Map-maker:

Standidge and Co, 77 Cornhill, London [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Number of parts:

5

Building names:

generally

Buildings:

houses shaded: Houses are hatched, and other buildings black on the 1:4752 part.

Turnpikes:

shown

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] IR 30/31/5, Hampshire RO 21M65/F7/3/1-2, 11M59/14260, 29M84/PD1.

Industry:

paper/print

Waterbodies:

shown

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1870

1:2500

1:10,560

1894-5

1:2500

1:10,560