Hampshire-Southampton-1888 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18700

Map Date:

[1888]

Repository reference:

RGS

Historic county:

Hampshire

Town name:

Southampton

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SU425118

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SU 4513

Comments on map:

In A handbook for travellers in Surrey, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight, 4th edition, London: John Murray, 1888, fp.289. Scale stated as 1:17,280, 3 2/3 inches to 1 mile.

Scale:

1:17,280

Map-maker:

Stanfords Geogl Estabt [author, pr], John Murray [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

20.6 x 15.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

water

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, lighthouses, piers, wharfs: [Including Graving Docks, Watch & Light Ho].

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs, misc: Ordnance Survey Office.

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

coastguard, misc.: Saluting Battery.

Welfare and charitable:

misc: Emigration Depot.

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough: [Parliamentary & municipal].

Known copies of map:

BL 10028.ccc.14, RGS [1888: A handbook for travellers in Surrey, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight, 4th edition, London: John Murray, 1888, fp 289]; BL 2364.b.14, RGS [1898, Hants, f.p.112]

Industry:

metallurgical processing, uncertain, misc: Royal Mail Factory.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

River and foreshore features:

misc: Oyster Beds.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa

Commons:

shown

Miscellaneous buildings and structures:

Bugle Hall.

Street tramways:

routes shown

Ordnance Survey's

1865-7

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1895-6

1:2500

1:10,560