Lincolnshire-Horncastle-1724 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19665

Map Date:

[1724]

Repository reference:

BLML Maps C.26.e.7

Historic county:

Lincolnshire

Town name:

Horncastle

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TF258694

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TF 2467

Map title:

'Banovallvm. Sept 1. 1722.'

Comments on map:

In William Stukeley, Itinerarium curiosum, London: author, 1724, plate 89. Scale measured as 1 inch to 112 feet: 1:1344. Depiction more detailed than on Stukeley's other town plans, although most buildings still have 'battlement' effect. 'Josepho Banks de Revesby Ar. Romanorum haec Vestigia d.d. W. Stukeley' at bottom of map.

Scale:

1:1344

Map-maker:

Stukeley [author].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

16.8 x 27.8

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: Pictorial notable buildings.

Mills:

watermills

Sanitary and utility information:

misc: Well.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial): Large.

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

auctions, markets, (pictorial): ['Mart Yard'].

Woodland:

shown, orchards

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps c.26.e.7 [1776], BLML K.Top.19.28, BOL Gough Gen Top 55, Gough Maps 16, fol 43B, Gough Gen Top 56, D 2.9 Art, D.3.9 Art [1776], CUL ***, Lincolnshire Archives EX 32/4/12, DIXON 21/4/2/19; BOL A.A.Fol.A72 [1819: in Weir]; reproduced on p.3 of J.N. Clarke, Education in a market town: Horncastle 1329

Antiquities:

Track of Roman Wall, Hole in the Wall, Julian Bower.

Crosses:

CP

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1887-8

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560