Norfolk-Norwich-1849 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22721

Map Date:

1849

Repository reference:

Norwich Library Box XI

Historic county:

Norfolk

Town name:

Norwich

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TG233087

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TG 2208

Map title:

'Plan of the City of Norwich. Llewellyn Jewitt. 1849.'

Comments on map:

Probably for Royal Agricultural Society: cf York, e.g. Like Exeter 22719 and 22720, is not very informative for 'general' users. This may be a proof copy, as there are manuscript instructions to make the cathedral 'more conspicuous'.

Scale:

1:15,000*

Map-maker:

Llewellyn Jewitt [author], Standidge & Co. Litho 36 Old Jewry [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

22.0 x 28.8

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Mills:

windmills, (pictorial)

Places of Worship:

incomplete Anglican/established only

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks

Welfare and charitable:

blind, hospitals, infirmaries

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Known copies of map:

Norwich Library Box XI.

Industry:

lime/cement: [One lime kiln goes a very long way...].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

museums

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

learned societies

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

shown: [Numerous].

Other land-uses & land-cover:

misc: Show Yard, with 'Cattle', 'Implements', etc.

Ordnance Survey's

1880-3

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560