Kent-Sheerness: Mile Town-1827 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18615

Map Date:

? 1827

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] MPHH 1/599

Historic county:

Kent

Town name:

Sheerness: Mile Town, Bank Town

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

TQ922748

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 8968

Comments on map:

Map has pencil note that this plan belongs to Sir Edward Banks and it is desirable to return it to him. Prepared in conjunction with abortive scheme for new streets and houses. Dock Yard and Blue Town not shown in detail.

Scale:

1:4800

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

90.0 x 56.8

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, roads, water, land-use, owners

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

windmills

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] MPHH 1/599 [three versions].

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

shown

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1861-2

1:528

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560