Oxfordshire-Oxford-1764 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18387

Map Date:

[1764]

Repository reference:

RGS 9.A.38

Historic county:

Oxfordshire

Town name:

Oxford

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SP513063

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SP 5206

Map title:

'A plan of the city of Oxford'.

Comments on map:

Plate 6 in A collection of plans of the principal cities of Great Britain and Ireland..., London: A. Dury, n.d. [1764]. References to colleges (numbered) and halls (lettered).

Scale:

1:17,600

Map-maker:

J. Cheevers [eng], Andrew Dury [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

13.5 x 10.7

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town walls

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges

Woodland:

scattered tree cover: [Christ Church Walk].

Known copies of map:

BOL C15 f.1, Gough Maps 143, CUL Atlas.7.76.2, RGS 9.A.38.

Gardens:

shown, physic gardens

Leisure and entertainment:

misc: Sheldonian Theatre, Bodleian Library, etc, are shaded, but not identified in reference.

Commons:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1897-8

1:2500

1:10,560