Herefordshire-Ledbury-1788 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21038

Map Date:

1788

Repository reference:

Hereford RO G2/III/55 Red O/M 250

Historic county:

Herefordshire

Town name:

Ledbury

Map type:

uncertain

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SO711376

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

ST 7231

Map title:

'...Plan of Ledbury....'

Comments on map:

On left is note of latitude and longitude, distance from London (118 miles), and markets and fairs. Map seems to be as much schematic as to scale.

Scale:

1:6336*

Map-maker:

G. Lidiard [author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

39.5 x 31.8

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, other: Apparently hedges.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: 'Important' houses pictorial.

Turnpikes:

shown

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial): With spire.

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

Hereford RO G2/III/55=Red=O/M 250; BL X.805/3250, BOL G.A.Heref.4o 57, Hereford RO open access [1788/1982: in Joseph G. Hillaby, The book of Ledbury, Buckingham: Barracuda Books, 1982].

Landowners and occupiers:

notable residents

Decorative cartouches:

symbolic/non-realistic: Title is on wall of gothic ruin.

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Bottom left: dividers, penknife, pen, ruler, protractor.

Symbolic elements:

Drawing instruments: bottom left.

Dedicee of map:

Michl. Biddulph Esq.

Ordnance Survey's

1886

1:2500

1:10,560