Norfolk-Kings Lynn-1808
CBTM:
22437
Map Date:
26.8.1808
Repository reference:
BL HLR 942.61
Historic county:
Norfolk
Town name:
Kings Lynn
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TF617198
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TF 6523
Map title:
'A plan of the borough of Kings Lynn drawn by Willm. Raistrick M DCC XXV.'
Comments on map:
F.p.476 in Charles Parkin, An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk..., Vol.IV, London: Miller, 1808.
Scale:
1:3564
Map-maker:
William Raistrick [author], B. Howlett [eng], William Miller, Albemarle St, London [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
51.3 x 41.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Larger buildings pictorial.
Mills:
windmills, watermills, (pictorial)
Water transport infrastructure:
misc: Pictorial barrels etc in Common Stath Yard.
Sanitary and utility information:
water works: [Water Engines].
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only, (pictorial)
Public buildings:
customs: 'Change or Customs House'.
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, town gates, (pictorial)
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Known copies of map:
BL HLR 942.61, 192.c.5-15, Add.MS.23013.62., 23064, 23965, CUL K.20.38.
Industry:
oil/soap etc
Gardens:
shown
Antiquities:
Monastic sites.
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top centre-left: West Prospect of Kings Lynn; top right: regalia; bottom right: 'Exchange or Custom House'.
Monuments:
statues, (pictorial): [In market place].
Crosses:
cross, (pictorial): [In market place].
Arms and heraldry:
municipal: [Top right: arms; bottom left: seals].
Tenement boundaries group:
generalised/schematic
Ordnance Survey's
1883
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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