Hertfordshire-St Albans-1766 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20709

Map Date:

1766

Repository reference:

Hertfordshire RO MM 22 A

Historic county:

Hertfordshire

Town name:

St Albans

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TL144071

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TL 1506

Map title:

'Plan of the town of St Albans in Hertfordshire by I. Andrews and M. Wren 1766.'

Comments on map:

Presumably engraved by Cheevers: the style is identical to Hertford [Exeter 20707].

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

I. Andrews and M. Wren [sv], A. Dury, Dukes Court, St Martins Lane [pb].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

57.7 x 42.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

fragmentary

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, archways, public buildings emphasised: Rocque-style stipple: archways by 'X'.

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

watermills, (symbol)

Sanitary and utility information:

water works

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

cross, markets

Known copies of map:

BLML K.Top.15.48, BOL C17 a.5, Gough Maps Hertfordshire 12, Gough Maps 78, CUL Maps.AA.65.76.2 [originals]; Hertfordshire RO MM 22 A-B [photos].

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls

Antiquities:

Part of Verulam.

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary owners: [Duchess of Marlborough, Earl Spencer].

Waterbodies:

shown

Decorative cartouches:

symbolic/non-realistic: Title between trees.

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Bottom left: south-west view of abbey church: M. Wren delt, J. Chevrs sculp.

Relief:

prominent hills

Agricultural and animal-keeping:

pounds/pinfolds

Ordnance Survey's

1877-8

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1897

1:2500

1:10,560