Sussex-Brighton-1830
CBTM:
21309
Map Date:
2.8.1830
Repository reference:
East Sussex RO [in open access pamphlet boxes]
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:
'A new plan of Brighton and Kemp-town.'
Comments on map:
Faces title page in Brighton as it is, 1831, new edition, London: E. Wallis [1831]. Scale graduated in quarters of a mile.
Scale:
1:9000
Map-maker:
E. Wallis, 42 Skinner St, London [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
48.5 x 28.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Buildings in 1782 hatched: later ones without infill but with south-and-east shading.
Mills:
windmills, (pictorial)
Water transport infrastructure:
piers
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Welfare and charitable:
workhouses
Markets and exchanges:
bazaars, markets: [Grand Bazaar].
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
East Sussex RO [open access: phamplet box] [1831]; Brighton Library [1834: photo]; CUL Maps.D.88.83.1 [1836]; Brighton Library [1841:photo]; Brighton Library [various photos].
Industry:
food/drink
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top left: Brunswick Square & Terrace; top right: Kemp-town; both as seen from the sea.
Borders:
keyboard type
Miscellaneous service buildings:
[Royal Stables].
Retail activity:
limited range: [Several 'libraries'].
Walls, embankments, etc:
Railings along Marine Parade.
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only, out-of-town inns only
Other land-uses & land-cover:
heath/uncultivated: [The Level, etc].
Ordnance Survey's
1873-5
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896-7
1:2500
1:10,560
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