Oxfordshire-Oxford-1880 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22139

Map Date:

? 1880

Repository reference:

BOL G.A.Oxon.a.41(71)

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:

'Map of Oxford.'

Comments on map:

Appears to be photo-engraved: dated c.1872, 1880 in BOL cards: completeness suggests derivation from Ordnance Survey. Extracted from a much larger sheet, with letterpress guide on back.

Scale:

1:12,500*

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

14.0 x 15.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

boat houses

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Welfare and charitable:

infirmaries

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges, observatories

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

BOL G.A.Oxon a.41(71a).

Industry:

paper/print

Railways:

routes, named

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms, art galleries

Parkland:

botanic gardens, public parks

Antiquities:

Castle Hill, Intrenchment.

Clubs and societies:

misc: Union.

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1897-8

1:2500

1:10,560