Surrey-Dorking-1649 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21255

Map Date:

1649

Repository reference:

Surrey RO Z238/1

Historic county:

Surrey

Town name:

Dorking

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ163498

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 1652

Comments on map:

Recorded from not very clear colour photograph of original in Duke of Morfolk's collection: entry applies to town area only. Reputedly 1752 copy of original of 1649.

Scale:

1:6336

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

82 x 57

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use, estate: Woods green.

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Surrey RO Z/238/1 [photo of 1752 copy].

Borders:

decorative

Map material:

parchment

Ordnance Survey's

1868

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1894-5

1:2500

1:10,560