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Somerset-Bath-1720

CBTM:
22696
Map Date:
? 1720
Repository reference:
BOL Gough Maps 28, fol.43B
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:
'The city of Bath'.
Comments on map:
Reduced version of the larger map [Exeter 22592].
Scale:
1:3168
Map-maker:
Joseph Gilmore, teacher of ye mathematicks in Bristol [sv], J. Savage [eng], Tho. Taylor, Golden Lion, Fleet St [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
31.0 x 24.0 [map: plate 31.7 x 24.7].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
'ordinary' buildings pictorial, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
watermills
Sanitary and utility information:
conduits: [Pictorial conduits in street].
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
town gates, town walls, (pictorial)
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals
Education and academic:
schools
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
scattered tree cover, orchards
Known copies of map:
BOL Gough Maps 28 Fol 43B.
Industry:
textiles, timber: [Cloth suggested by possible tenters; pictorial timber on Timber Green].
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa
Decorative cartouches:
abstract decorative: Banner.
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Bottom right: south side of abbey church.
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Towers:
tower: [Named].
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
shown: [Bear Inn; Bear Corner close by].
Ordnance Survey's
1882-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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