Oxfordshire-Oxford-1765 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20638

Map Date:

? 1765

Repository reference:

Oxford Library, Oxfordshire Studies MP 486

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 University and City of Oxford.'

Comments on map:

Dated 1760s by Oxford Library: midway fold suggests extraction from a book.

Scale:

1:17,124

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

19.2 x 14.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls, misc.: Old Fortifications.

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

scattered tree cover, orchards: Including Christ Church Walk.

Known copies of map:

Oxford Library, Oxfordshire Studies MP 486 [1760s].

Industry:

paper/print

Gardens:

shown, physic gardens

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc, museums, libraries/newsrooms

Antiquities:

Abbey, Fryer Bacons Study.

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1897-8

1:2500

1:10,560