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Somerset-Bath-1764

CBTM:
18391
Map Date:
[1764]
Repository reference:
RGS 9.A.38
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:
'Plan of the city and suburbs of Bath'.
Comments on map:
Plate 12 in A collection of plans of the principal cities of Great Britain and Ireland..., London: A. Dury, n.d. [1764].
Scale:
1:7200
Map-maker:
A. Dury [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
13.1 x 10.9
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
important roads only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Education and academic:
schools
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 6.aa.10, BOL C15 f.1, Gough Maps 143, CUL Atlas.7.76.2, RGS 9.A.38.
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, theatres, etc
Monuments:
misc: Reference includes 'an Obelisk' and 'a Pyramid'.
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1882-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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