Middlesex-Twickenham-1784 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23293

Map Date:

1784

Repository reference:

BL 1572/471 (10)

Historic county:

Middlesex

Town name:

Twickenham

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

TQ150733

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 1978

Map title:

'A plan of Twickenham in the county of Middlesex from an actual survey by Samuel Lewis. 1784.'

Comments on map:

F.t.p. of Edward Ironside, The history and antiquities of Twickenham, London: Nichols, 1797. The map is similar to the larger-scale version [Exeter 22318], but smaller. 'Pl.I p.1' top right.

Scale:

1:7920

Map-maker:

Sameul Lewis [sv], F. Cary [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

27.1 x 17.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Known copies of map:

BL 1572/471.(10), BOL Gough Middlesex 31, Middlesex 37.

Landowners and occupiers:

notable residents: [Houses are identified by resident rather than by name].

Tenement boundaries group:

less built-up parts only

Ordnance Survey's

1848-50

1:1056

1:5280

1:10,560

Skeleton survey

1863-5

1:2500

1:10,560

1894-5

1:1056

1:2500

1:10,560