Somerset-Bath-1875
CBTM:
23301
Map Date:
? 1875
Repository reference:
Bath Library RS Map File Drawr 2.. Russell 2 p.88
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:
'New map of Bath drawn & engraved for the Post Office Bath Directory by the publisher, William Lewis, at the Herald Office, Northgate St., Bath.'
Comments on map:
Dated 1870-1 in library cards, but describes Green Park station as 'Midland and Somt. and Dorset Station'. Advertising on back: signed by Henry Spec Ruan [?], bottom left centre.
Scale:
1:7200
Map-maker:
William Lewis, Herald Office, Northgate St., Bath [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
49.5 x 39.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, dispensaries, hospitals
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Known copies of map:
Bath Library 'R.S. map file Dr.2' [1875.c]; Somerset RO [1887?: has Church Commissioner's stamp, 4:5:1887]; Bath Library [1890-1].
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms
Parkland:
public parks
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Commons:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1882-3
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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