Huntingdonshire-Huntingdon-1843 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20671

Map Date:

6.1843

Repository reference:

Huntingdonshire RO 2753

Historic county:

Huntingdonshire

Town name:

Huntingdon

Map type:

Utility

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TL238718

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TL 2370

Map title:

'Sections of the streets of the town of Huntingdon 1843'.

Comments on map:

Title, layout map at 1:2376, but given as 1 inch to 198 feet, and 8 sheets of sections at 1:1188 horizontal and 1:98 vertical, but given as 1 inch to 99 feet. No details at all of buildings: the sections show that it was produced for drainage works.

Scale:

1:1188

Map-maker:

Rd Halwood [?], Cambridge [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

98 x 60 [x 10].

Number of parts:

9

Colouring:

water, other: Sections sienna.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted.

Sanitary and utility information:

drains

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

Huntingdon RO 2753.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1884

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1900

1:2500

1:10,560