Hampshire-Portsmouth-1813 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18581

Map Date:

1813

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] MPH 1/603

Historic county:

Hampshire

Town name:

Portsmouth

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SZ635995

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SU 6203

Map title:

'A plan of Portsmouth, shewing the approaches to it & the proposed new entrance through the King's Ravelin...'

Comments on map:

Excludes 'Point' area of town.

Scale:

1:2400

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

51.3 x 40.9

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water, other: Fortifications; Ordnance buildings carmine, rest in grey.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

watermills

Water transport infrastructure:

naval dockyards: [Gun Wharf].

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries, town walls, misc.: Guard House, Governors House and Green, Officers Houses, Ordnance Store, Victualling Yard.

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

orchards

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] MPH 1/603.

Ordnance Survey's

1861

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1880-5

1:500

1896

1:2500

1:10,560