Nottinghamshire-Newark upon Trent-1647 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19820

Map Date:

? 1647

Repository reference:

BLML *4670 (1)

Historic county:

Nottinghamshire

Town name:

Newark upon Trent

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SK799539

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SK 7555

Map title:

'A description of the seidge of Newarke upon Trent with the fortifications about the towne ... it begun ye 6th of March 1645 and ended ye 8th of May 1646'.

Scale:

1:17,600

Map-maker:

Richard Clamp, Ingenier ['described by'], Pere. Louell ['fecit'], Peter Stint ['sold'].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

42.5 x 47.2

Number of parts:

1

Buildings:

'ordinary' buildings pictorial

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial): With spire.

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town walls, misc.: Pictorial armies: numerous bastions; extensive reference to military positions and temporary defences.

Markets and exchanges:

cross, (pictorial)

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 4670(1), BOL Ash [Sutherland coll] C.II, Part VIII, Nottingham Library A.40.Newark.RR4, A.40.Newark.R.5.

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Top: double-lozenges with 'OES NEWARKE 1645' on left face and 'C [crown] R ix' on right; bottom left are mounted men on horses.

Relief:

'molehills'

Ordnance Survey's

1883

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560