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Somerset-Bath-1668

CBTM:
23356
Map Date:
1668
Repository reference:
RGS MR 1.B.1 (Som) [567052]
Historic county:
Somerset
Town name:
Bath
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
ST750647
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
ST 7468
Map title:
'Bathe'.
Comments on map:
Inset on 'Somerset-shire described... with the plott of the famous and most wholsom waters and citie of the Bathe'. A close copy of Speed [Exeter 18420].
Scale:
1:6336*
Map-maker:
John Ouerton, ye White horse without Newgate neere the fountain tavern [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
19.0 x 16.0 [inset].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
'ordinary' buildings pictorial
Mills:
watermills
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only, (pictorial)
Penal:
pillory, stocks, (pictorial)
Defence and military:
town gates, town walls, (pictorial)
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
misc: Tennis courte.
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
RGS MR 1.B.1 (Som) [567052].
Industry:
timber: ['Timber Grene': with pictorial planks].
Gardens:
shown: [Orchard-like].
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa
Decorative cartouches:
abstract decorative
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
At bottom: 'The forme' of five baths.
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Ferries:
ferry: ['The Boate Stall': on river].
Ordnance Survey's
1882-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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