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Somerset-Bath-1770

CBTM:
22594
Map Date:
? 1770
Repository reference:
BLML K.Top.37.17
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:
'A new and correct plan of the city of Bath with the new additional buildings.'
Comments on map:
Top centre: dimensions of Mr Gyde's Rooms and the New Assembly Rooms. Dated c.1770 in BL catalogue. Very similar to Exeter 22595: cf building generalisation.
Scale:
1:3520
Map-maker:
W. Frederick & W. Taylor, Booksellers in Bath [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
36.3 x 46.5 [map: plate 37.5 x 47.5].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
clergy residences, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
quays, river stairs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively: Bathwick church shown pictorially.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Known copies of map:
BOL (E) C17:70 Bath(6) [1769: pub Leake, Taylor &c]; Bath Library [n.d.]; Bath City RO ['1775']; Bath Library ['1776']; BOL Gough Maps Somerset 9; BLML Maps 5030 (12), BLML K.Top.37.17 [?: '1780' is misdating: sold by W. Frederick & W. Taylor]; BLML Maps CC.5.a.438 [1779: Taylor & Sheldon: re-engraved cartouche]; BLML K.Top.37.18 [1783]; Bath Library [1783: Taylor & Meyler]; Bath Library [1785: Taylor & Meyler]; Bath Library, Bath City RO [1786: Taylor & Meyler]; Bath Library [1789: Taylor & Meyler]; Bath Library, BLML Maps 144.e.4(3) [1790]; Bath Library, BLML K.Top.37.19 [1792: pb Taylor & Meyler].
Gardens:
shown: [Various styles].
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, riding schools, public halls, misc: Halls are various Rooms.
Service and professional:
banks
Landowners and occupiers:
notable residents: [Mr Lloyd's House].
Waterbodies:
shown
Decorative cartouches:
abstract decorative: Drape-style.
Monuments:
obelisks, misc: Pyramid.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices: Bottom right: long 'An account of the Post to & from Bath'.
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Miscellaneous buildings and structures:
Bell Tree House.
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1882-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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