Oxfordshire-Oxford-1778 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22400

Map Date:

? 1778

Repository reference:

BL 10360.bbb.64

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 and university of Oxford.'

Comments on map:

Dated circa 1778 in BLML catalogue; f.t.p. in A Gentleman of Oxford, The new Oxford guide, 6th edition, Oxford: Fletcher, Parker & Jackson, London: Newbwry, Bew, n.d. Exeter 22399, 22400 and 22401 are all very similar to each other. Scale about 3.2 inches to 1 mile (1:19,800).

Scale:

1:19,800

Map-maker:

Kitchin & Barber [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

18.7 x 13.8

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

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets: ['The New Market'].

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

BL 10360.bbb.64 [1778.c]; BL 577.b.41 [1783.c]; BL T.863(2) [1785: 6th ed]; BOL G.A. Oxon 8o 175(3) [1785: 7th ed]; BOL G.A.Gen.Top. 8o 307(2) [1786: 7th ed]; BOL G.A. Oxon 8o 225(1) [1787: 7th ed]; BL 1568/144, BOL G.A.Oxon 8o 347* [1788: 7th ed]; BL T.864(2) [1789.c: 8th ed]; BOL G.A.Oxon 8o 175(4) [1792: 8th ed]; BL 1607/4600 [1792.c]; BOL G.A.Oxon 8o 309 [1797: 9th ed].

Industry:

paper/print

Gardens:

shown, physic gardens

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc, museums, libraries/newsrooms

Antiquities:

Monastic remains, Fryer Bacon's Study, part of old fortifications.

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1897-8

1:2500

1:10,560