Sussex-Brighton-1832 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21291

Map Date:

? 1832

Repository reference:

East Sussex RO AMS 6008/3/1/2

Historic county:

Sussex

Town name:

Brighton, Hove

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ312043

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 2806

Map title:

'Coghlan's plan of Brighton.'

Comments on map:

East Sussex RO list dates it c.1828-32: it includes wards. There is a 'Environs of Brighton' map, 12.5 x 7.5, about 1:200,000, pasted inside the cover.

Scale:

1:14,400

Map-maker:

C.I. Malby [eng], A.H. Baily & Co. 83 Cornhill, London [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

34.5 x 21.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

other: Dark shaded area is extent of town in 1782.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Dark shaded area is extent of town in 1782.

Mills:

windmills: ['Mills', some with name].

Water transport infrastructure:

piers

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, water works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries: [Battery].

Welfare and charitable:

infirmaries, workhouses

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses: With Stand.

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish

Known copies of map:

East Sussex RO AMS 6008/3/1/2.

Industry:

food/drink

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc: [Baths includes German Spa].

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Landowners and occupiers:

industrial owners: [Some mills].

Waterbodies:

shown

Borders:

decorative

Monuments:

statues

Miscellaneous service buildings:

[Royal Stables].

Cemeteries:

shown

Walls, embankments, etc:

Railings along cliff-top.

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only, out-of-town inns only

Other land-uses & land-cover:

heath/uncultivated: [The Level, etc].

Stated measuerments:

other: Length of Chain Pier (1113 feet).

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896-7

1:2500

1:10,560