Kent-Canterbury-1800
CBTM:
18825
Map Date:
[1800]
Repository reference:
TNA [PRO] T72/8
Historic county:
Kent
Town name:
Canterbury
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TR151579
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TR 1562
Map title:
'A plan of the city and suburbs of Canterbury A.D.1800.'
Comments on map:
Originally for Edward Hasted, The history and topographical survey of the county of Kent, XI, Canterbury, 1800, f.p.1. Only evidence of authorship is 'Barlow sculp' outside frame, bottom right. Scale measured as about 3.15 inches to 0.25 mile, so 1:4800 assumed: graduation is in feet.
Scale:
1:4800
Map-maker:
Barlow [eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
38.7 x 30.7
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
clergy residences
Buildings:
noticeably generalised: Cathedral and other public buildings left unhatched.
Mills:
watermills
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established predominates: Including synagogue, but lack of others.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, workhouses
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
orchards: Two varieties of symbol: the one suggestive of soldiers standing at attention in fact seems to be hops, and some of the symbols have facetious manuscript attentions, notably a small union flag.
Public/administrative boundaries:
misc: Cathedral precincts.
Known copies of map:
BL HLL 942.23, 578.f.3-8, 578.l.14, BOL Gough Kent 38, Gough Kent 101, BOL G.A.Kent 4o 268/11, Canterbury Library, TNA [PRO] Library [1800]; Canterbury Library [1800/1995: no.13 in Simon Pratt, Maps of Canterbury c.1165 to c.1850, Canterbury Archaeological trust, June 1995, revised January 1997]; BLML Maps 3085(7), BL 10351.bb.13 [1815: in The Canterbury Guide]; TNA [PRO] T72/8, T72/12 [1826+].
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc
Antiquities:
Numerous described monastic remains.
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Ruined tower, traceryless window to left, hop-plants with fruit and two baskets ready to receive it on right.
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
some inns
Ordnance Survey's
1871-2
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896
1:2500
1:10,560
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