Oxfordshire-Oxford-1773
CBTM:
22129
Map Date:
1773
Repository reference:
BOL G.A.Oxon.a.41(40)
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:
'New map of the City of Oxford.'
Comments on map:
f.p.[1] in Anthony a Wood, additions by J. Peshall, The anitient and present state of the city of Oxford, London: Rivington, 1773. Scale of chains with scaling-diagonal on left: 1:5000 is a good fit.
Scale:
1:5000
Map-maker:
Longmate [eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
43.2 x 36.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
watermills
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only, (pictorial)
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, College of Heralds
Defence and military:
J
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, workhouses
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
shown, orchards
Known copies of map:
BOL Gough Oxford 140, CUL Maps.bb.81.77.1.
Industry:
paper/print
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc, museums, libraries/newsrooms
Parkland:
public parks
Antiquities:
Monastic remains, Fryer Bacon's Study, Old Fortifications, City Wall.
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Tenement boundaries group:
less built-up parts only
Ordnance Survey's
1873-5
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1897-8
1:2500
1:10,560
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