Hampshire-Southampton-1837 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23522

Map Date:

[1837]

Repository reference:

British Parliamentary Papers (House of Commons series), 1837 (238), XXVIII, 1

Historic county:

Hampshire

Town name:

Southampton

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SU425115

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SU 4513

Map title:

'Southampton From the Ordnance Survey'.

Comments on map:

In Report of the Commsioners... upon the boundaries... of boroughs and corporate towns..., Part III, 137.

Scale:

1:15,840

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

17 x 30

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries

Colouring:

boundaries: Hand-coloured.

Road names:

important roads only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Water transport infrastructure:

piers, quays

Places of Worship:

landmarks only

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, Parish, Ward: [Old and new boroughs].

Known copies of map:

Published in British Parliamentary Papers (House of Commons series), 1837 (238), XXVIII, 1.

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Top: 1:63,360 inset of whole borough.

Ordnance Survey's

1865-7

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1895-6

1:2500

1:10,560