Kent-Rochester-1816
CBTM:
21481
Map Date:
1816
Repository reference:
BL 2368.bb.28
Historic county:
Kent
Town name:
Rochester
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TQ742686
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TQ 7569
Map title:
'A plan of the city of Rochester in the county of Kent. Surveyd & plann'd by R. Sale, Rochester 1816.'
Comments on map:
Facing p.1 of [Samuel Denne], The history and antiquities of Rochester, 2nd edition, Rochester: Wildash and London: Longman, 1817. The map looks like a refined version of that in the first edition [Exeter 21480]. [The engraver may have been cropped.]
Scale:
1:6336*
Map-maker:
R. Sale, Rochester [sv].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
22.2 x 19.3 [map: 27.5 x 21.5 overall].
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
other: Line of castle and city walls.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
clergy residences
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
watermills: [Tide Mill].
Water transport infrastructure:
misc: Victualling Office.
Sanitary and utility information:
water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, police
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Known copies of map:
BL 2368.bb.22.
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc
Antiquities:
Old city and castle walls.
Decorative cartouches:
symbolic/non-realistic: Surrounded by olive branches.
Borders:
keyboard type
Symbolic elements:
Olive branches round title.
Miscellaneous buildings and structures:
Clock House, Restoration House, Bridge Warden's House.
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Other land-uses & land-cover:
marsh/wetland
Ordnance Survey's
1861-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1885
1:500
1895-6
1:2500
1:10,560
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