Northamptonshire-Northampton-1847 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

14789

Map Date:

1847

Repository reference:

Northamptonshire RO Map 916

Historic county:

Northamptonshire

Town name:

Northampton

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SP755604

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SP 7562

Comments on map:

Engraved by Law from a survey by J. Wood and E.F. Law, 'Corrected to 1847'. Table lists parliamentary and municipal voter totals for 1832-46, and leaves spaces for 1847-53. Extended outside parish boundaries to include the railway station. Reference to public buildings and churches includes dates of foundation, erection, etc.

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

J. Wood and E.F. Law [sv], W.W. Law [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

97 x 123

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

colours, boundaries

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

shown

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks

Education and academic:

schools

Woodland:

orchards

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish, Ward

Known copies of map:

Northamptonshire RO Map 916; CUL Maps.aa.78.01.11-, NtpPL 10845-10848, RGS Eng & Wales S.374 (Northampton Pub Lib reissue, 1972).

Industry:

bricks/tiles

Railways:

routes, sidings, goods depots, turntables, platforms, rails, passenger stations

Gardens:

shown

Magnetic data:

diagram, value (undated): Magnetic variation for 52.14N, 0.14W (sic), undated.

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Speed's map, 1610.

Commons:

shown

Borders:

decorative

Arms and heraldry:

municipal: [With motto 'Je ne cherche qu' un'].

Dedicee of map:

Marquess of Northampton.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1883-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560