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Somerset-Bath-1801

CBTM:
22512
Map Date:
5.11.1801
Repository reference:
BL 10368.b.24
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 Bath.'
Comments on map:
F.p. viii in The historic & local new Bath guide..., Bath: Browne, London: Hurst, etc, n.d. [BL note 1801]. Exeter 22512 and 22513 are very similar to each other, and 22513 is presumably a plagarism of 22512. 22512 has 'Plan' in title cartouche in italic capitals with beading effect; 22513 has it lower-case in gothic.
Scale:
1:9900
Map-maker:
Lawce. Hill delt. et sculpt. Bristol [dr, eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
20.8 x 21.5
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Buildings, other: Intended buildings in 'fine single lines'; 'Old City' (walls).
Road names:
generally
Building names:
fragmentary
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
quays
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Known copies of map:
Bath Library, BL 10368.B.24(1), BOL Vet A6 f.176 [1801]; Bath Library ['1807'].
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, riding schools, public halls, theatres, etc
Service and professional:
banks
Antiquities:
Walls.
Decorative cartouches:
abstract decorative: Plain circular.
Commons:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Other land-uses & land-cover:
misc: Barton Fields never to be built on.
Ordnance Survey's
1882-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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