Isle of Wight-West Cowes-1874 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23015

Map Date:

[1874]

Repository reference:

Lord Louis Library, Newport, IOW, local history room

Historic county:

Isle of Wight

Town name:

West Cowes

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SZ496959

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SZ 4989

Map title:

'Plan of Cowes'.

Comments on map:

Inset on 'The map of the Isle of Wight with every information for the tourist and pleasure visitor from careful survey by A. Brannon', in Brannon's pleasure visitor's companion in making the tour of the Isle of Wight, Newport: Brannon, n.d. [preface indicates 1874]. The bottom of the map has a publication note dated 15 July 1864, by A. Brannon, Newport [sic].

Scale:

1:7920

Map-maker:

P. Brannon, Newport [author, pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

7.0 x 6.0 [inset: maximum].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Known copies of map:

Lord Louis Library, Newport, IOW, local history room.

Borders:

decorative: Flourishy.

Ordnance Survey's

1862-3

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560