Shropshire-Shrewsbury-1746 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19800

Map Date:

1746

Repository reference:

BLML K.Top.36.17

Historic county:

Shropshire

Town name:

Shrewsbury

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SJ492124

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 4712

Map title:

'...Plan of Shrewsbury...'

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

J. Rocque [author, pb], R. Parr [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

63.0 x 44.5

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Usual Rocque stipple-style.

Mills:

watermills, (symbol): Symbol is 'star' in building.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

fairgrounds, markets: [Horse Fair].

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

scattered tree cover, orchards

Known copies of map:

BLML K.Top.36.17, BOL Gough Shropshire 2, BOL Gough Maps Shropshire 6, CUL Maps.aa.83.74.1; Shropshire RRC [Library] (2 photocopies); CUL 476.C.93.17 [part, as endpapers in A.W. Ward, The Bridges of Shrewsbury, 1935].

Gardens:

shown

Antiquities:

Abbey, Grey Friers.

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Down right: quite large views of Market House, Free School, Castle.

Relief:

prominent hills

Miscellaneous buildings and structures:

The Goat [by Free School].

Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:

One rowed boat and two barges in river: that opposite Milk Street has well-filled sail (following wind), that approaching 'Stone Bridge' [English Bridge] has struck its sail.

Arms and heraldry:

municipal: [Complete with leopard supporters].

Dedicee of map:

Rt Hon William, Baron of Hedon, Viscount Pulteney of Wrington, and Earl of Bath.

Ordnance Survey's

1879-80

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1900-01

1:2500

1:10,560