Lincolnshire-Lincoln-1817 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18217

Map Date:

1817

Repository reference:

Lincoln Library Map 882a [Map Cabinet 7]

Historic county:

Lincolnshire

Town name:

Lincoln

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SK978718

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SK 9769

Map title:

'Map of City of Lincoln dedicated by permission to Coningsby Waldo Sibthorp Esqr. one of the Representatives in Parliament for the City of Lincoln and Lieut. Colonel of the Royal South Lincolnshire Militia by his most obedient Humble Servt. Wm. Marrat Surveyor and Publisher 1817'.

Scale:

1:6336

Map-maker:

Wm. Marrat [dr], E. Thorowgood [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

48.7 x 68.8

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: Cathedral shown with piers in nave: rather wonky.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls, misc.: Depot [evidently military].

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

recreation grounds

Known copies of map:

CUL Maps.c.70.81.1, Lincoln Library, Lincolnshire Archives (4 copies) [1817] [Exeter 18217]; BLML Maps 3390(1), Lincoln Library, RGS Eng & Wales S.130 [1848] [Exeter 18218]; CUL maps.bb.70.97.1 [1848-1972: Lincoln Museum]; 1817 and 1848 editions reproduced in D.R. Mills and R.C. Wheeler, Historic town plans of Lincoln 1610

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc

Miscellaneous:

District names (e.g. Wigford).

Antiquities:

Palace ruins.

Waterbodies:

shown

Miscellaneous transport-related:

[Greestone] stairs.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

squaring: 2.9-inch.

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Dedicee of map:

Coningsby Waldo Sibthorp, MP for Lincoln.

Ordnance Survey's

1885-6

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560