Kent-Dover-1805 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18583

Map Date:

1805

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] MPD 1/16

Historic county:

Kent

Town name:

Dover

Map type:

Hydrographic

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TR318416

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TR 3247

Map title:

'Plan of the town and harbour of Dover surveyed under the direction of Iohn Rennie Esqre Civil Engineer and F.R.S. by Netham Giles. 1805.'

Comments on map:

For harbour improvements (includes soundings); mapping of town much less detailed away from the seafront. No castle, etc. Lines of sections indicated, but no sections on map.

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

Netham Giles [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

121.2 x 65.6

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

other: Sections; tide datum.

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: But in detail around the waterfront.

Canals:

shown: ['Military Canal', between town and foreshore].

Water transport infrastructure:

jetties, piers

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, misc.: [Batteries], Maison Dieu or Victualling Office.

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] MPD 1/16.

Industry:

food/drink, rope walk

River and foreshore features:

foreshore, foreshore material specified: [In detail, with spring and neap tidelines, etc, etc].

Magnetic data:

diagram

Relief:

slopes shown

Ordnance Survey's

1858-9

1:500

1871

1:2500

1:10,560

1881-4

1:500

1896-7

1:2500

1:10,560