Hampshire-Bournemouth-1883 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19842

Map Date:

1883

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 2620 (5)

Historic county:

Hampshire

Town name:

Bournemouth

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SZ087917

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SZ 0593

Map title:

[Cover:] 'Plan of Bournemouth, 1883.', [map:] 'Bournemouth 1883. From the Ordnance Survey, estate maps, and other available data. By Henry A. Garrett, Assistant Surveyor to the Bournemouth Commissioners.'

Comments on map:

Scale stated as 1 inch to 586.66 feet [i.e. 1:7040].

Scale:

1:7040

Map-maker:

Henry A. Garrett [author], Waterlow Bros & Layton, Birchin Lane, London [lith], [on cover only: Edward Offer, Steam Printer & Stationer, Bournemouth [pb]].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

70.5 x 45.8

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

altitude information, Buildings, boundaries, sanitation, postal, other: Branch Post Offices [. B.P.O.], Pillar Boxes [o P.L.B.], Cab Stands [stipple and C.S.], Fire Plugs [. F.P.], altitudes, 'Hotels & Public Institutions shewn black.'

Colouring:

Buildings, other: Ecclesiastical boundaries, cricket ground.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

shown, public buildings emphasised: Some generalisation apparent in the more built-up part.

Water transport infrastructure:

piers: With distances to various places between Portland and Southampton, with two ship icons.

Sanitary and utility information:

fire stations, misc: Fire plugs.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

coastguard

Welfare and charitable:

dispensaries, hospitals, infirmaries

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds: [The coloured cricket ground has 'Cinder Path 1/4 mile'].

Woodland:

shown: [In quantity: cf OS].

Public/administrative boundaries:

county, ecclesiastical districts, Parish, misc: Commissioners District.

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 2620(5), Bournemouth Library, BOL C17:70 Bournemouth (17), CUL Maps 63.88.3.

Railways:

routes, sidings, named, passenger stations

River and foreshore features:

foreshore

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms, ice-skating, Winter Gardens

Service and professional:

banks

Road transport:

cab stands

Waterbodies:

shown

Relief:

prominent hills

Commons:

shown

Post and telegraphs:

letter-boxes, post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

squaring

Cemeteries:

shown

Geodetic notes:

Note that rise and fall of the tides is six feet.

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Stated measuerments:

spot heights

Ordnance Survey's

1869

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560