Somerset-Bath-1858 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22585

Map Date:

? 1858

Repository reference:

BL 10369.a.55

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 of Bath.'

Comments on map:

F.t.p. of 'Indicator', A guide through and round Bath, second edition, Bath: Hollway, n.d. [BM RD blue 28 SE 58].

Scale:

1:15,840*

Map-maker:

J. Hollway, 10 Milsom St and 9 John St, Bath [pb] [vignette has Milsom St only].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

13.7 x 11.0 [map: 16.0 x 20.0 overall].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only: 'Abbey' in gothic.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

BL 10368.a.55 [1858]; BOL G.A. Somerset 8o 31(2) ['1859']; Bath Library [n.d.].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

learned societies

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

At bottom of plate: 'View of Bath, taken from near Prior Park'.

Borders:

keyboard type

Ordnance Survey's

1882-3

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560