Isle of Wight-Ryde-1895 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18983

Map Date:

[1895]

Repository reference:

RGS Library

Historic county:

Isle of Wight

Town name:

Ryde

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SZ594926

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SZ 6188

Map title:

'Ryde'.

Comments on map:

In C.S. Ward, The Isle of Wight [Thorough Guide Series], London: Dulau, 1895, f.p.5. Scale measured as 1.3125 inch (5/16 inch) to 0.25 mile, 1:12,068.

Scale:

1:12,000

Map-maker:

J. Bartholomew, Edinr [author, pr].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

16.2 x 15.0 [map area]; 18.8 x 15.0 [with reference].

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water: 'Ordinary' buildings in stippled brown.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

piers

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

coastguard, castles/forts/batteries: [Battery].

Welfare and charitable:

infirmaries

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

BL 101347.aaa.1/17, BL 2366.a.20, RGS [1895: in C.S. Ward, The Isle of Wight [Thorough Guide Series], London: Dulau, 1895, f.p.5].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

River and foreshore features:

foreshore

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, ice-skating

Parkland:

public parks

Waterbodies:

shown, misc: Boating Lake.

Clubs and societies:

yacht, boat

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Reference system:

squaring

Cemeteries:

shown

Street tramways:

routes shown

Ordnance Survey's

1863

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560