Hampshire-Gosport-1758 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18569

Map Date:

1758

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] MPHH 1/283

Historic county:

Hampshire

Town name:

Gosport

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SU621998

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SU 6203

Map title:

'Plan of Gosport with the new intenchment and covert-way survey'd in January 1758 by R.G. Bruce Engr.'

Comments on map:

Much more detailed building frontages to streets than on the 1753 map [Exeter 18568].

Scale:

1:2400

Map-maker:

R.G. Bruce [author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

106.7 x 49.4

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water, land-use, decorative: Direction-pointer.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

windmills

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

orchards

Known copies of map:

Hodson's no.87(b-d). TNA [PRO] MPHH 1/283 (4 copies).

Industry:

food/drink, rope walk

Waterbodies:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1856-62

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1872

1:500

1:10,560

1895

1:2500

1:10,560