Sussex-Brighton-1779 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22421

Map Date:

? 1779

Repository reference:

Brighton History Centre [map cabinet: no pressmarks]

Historic county:

Sussex

Town name:

Brighton

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ312043

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 2806

Map title:

'Brighthelmston.'

Comments on map:

Recorded from photographic copy. Dated 1779 by Brighton History Centre [map cabinet: no pressmarks]: omits the Pavilion. Rather crude engraving.

Scale:

1:4500*

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

30.0 x 33.5

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

customs

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Education and academic:

schools

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

Brighton History Centre [map cabinet: no pressmarks] [photo].

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Retail activity:

limited range: [Thomas's Circulating Library].

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Tenement boundaries group:

generalised/schematic

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896-7

1:2500

1:10,560