Oxfordshire-Oxford-1848 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22391

Map Date:

1848

Repository reference:

CUL Maps.bb.18.G.55

Historic county:

Oxfordshire

Town name:

Oxford

Map type:

Health Hazard

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SP513063

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SP 5206

Map title:

'Plan of Oxford shewing the parts visited by Cholera and Fever.'

Comments on map:

Manuscript: might be a later transcript.

Scale:

1:3168*

Map-maker:

W.P. Ormerod [author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

49.0 x 39.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

diseases

Colouring:

water, health hazards: Brown for areas affected by cholera.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

incidence of disease: Localities of fever (+) and cholera (dot).

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

infirmaries, workhouses

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges, observatories

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

CUL Maps.bb.18.G.55.

Industry:

paper/print

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

botanic gardens

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1897-8

1:2500

1:10,560