Plymouth-1854
CBTM:
21324
Map Date:
? 1854
Repository reference:
Cambridge University Library Atlas 7.85.15
Town name:
Torpoint, Devonport, Stonehouse, Plymouth
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SX480540
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SX 4555
Map title:
'Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse.'
Comments on map:
In The Route Book of Devon, new edition, Exeter: Henry Besley, n.d. [?1854], f.p.282.
Scale:
1:18,000
Map-maker:
Becker's Patent Process on Steel, 11 Stationers Court, London [eng], Henry Besley, Directory Office, South St, Exeter [pr, pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
36.5 x 23.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Several buildings emphasised but not described.
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
piers, naval dockyards, misc: Ballast Pond, Trinity Obelisk; dockyard shown in some detail.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries: [Various blockhouses, etc].
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, workhouses
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough
Known copies of map:
CUL Atlas 7.85.15 [1854]; BL 10368.aaa.49, NLS A.45.e.14 [1871]; BL 10358.a.63, CUL XIX.42.70, NLS A.45.e [1877].
Industry:
ship yards, oil/soap etc, timber: Soap, Starch.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Extractive activity:
quarries/pits
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Ferries:
ferry
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1892-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1892-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1857-9
1:2500
1:10,560
1884
1:2500
1:10,560
1892-3
1:2500
1:10,560
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