Radnorshire-New Radnor-1690 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22661

Map Date:

? 1690

Repository reference:

BLML C.7.c.4

Historic county:

Radnorshire

Town name:

New Radnor

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SO212609

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SO 2662

Comments on map:

Inset on 'Radnor, Breknoke Cardigan and Carmarthen, shires discribed by C.S. corrected and amended with many additions by P. Lea'; included in The shires of England and Wales described by Christopher Saxton being the best and original mapps with many additions and corrections, London: Philip Lea, n.d. A straightforward reduced-scale imitation of Speed. Scale of 0.48 inch to 120 paces, 1:15,000.

Scale:

1:15,000

Map-maker:

Philip Lea [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

6.0 x 6.3

Number of parts:

1

Buildings:

'ordinary' buildings pictorial

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial)

Markets and exchanges:

cross, (pictorial)

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

BLML C.7.c.4 [1690.c? ]; LGC Map 5388 [1720: Geo Willdey]; CUL Atlas 3.73.2 [1732]; LGC 146/3/3 Atlas Folio 68 [1749: Jeffreys].

Gardens:

shown

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative: Banner.

Relief:

'molehills'

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Ordnance Survey's

1886-7

1:2500

1:10,560