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Sussex-Brighton-1860

CBTM:
21295
Map Date:
? 1860
Repository reference:
East Sussex RO AMS 6008/3/1/6
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:
'Pearce's new plan of Brighton, Hove & Cliftonville, and street directory.'
Comments on map:
The three maps Exeter 21293-95, are all very similar in content and appearance, characterised by 'compression' on north exemplified by the railway. Dated circa 1865 in East Sussex RO list: lacks the projected railways and West Pier, and the back cover advertises as 'just published', 'The Brighton Guide', with press comment by the Gazette, 24 Sept, 1859. Surrounded by letterpress on all four sides, and fares for hackney carriages, flys and sedan chairs are given on the back.
Scale:
1:13,860*
Map-maker:
W. Pearce (late Wallis), No. 5, Bartholomews, Brighton [pr, pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
48.7 x 36.2 [overall: map 26.3 x 15.7].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
windmills: ['Mill'].
Water transport infrastructure:
piers, misc: Esplanade.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively: 'Ch', 'Chu' in gothic: others mostly only identifiable via reference.
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Recreation and sports venues:
race courses, sports grounds: Stand on racecourse.
Public/administrative boundaries:
Parish, Ward
Known copies of map:
East Sussex RO AMS 6008/3/1/6 [original]; Brighton Library [photo].
Railways:
routes, motive power depots, named, passenger stations
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground: 'Brighton Park' [Queens Park] is without ornament: The Level and squares, etc, are stippled.
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top centre: 'Town Hall, Bartholomews, Brighton', which also happens to include Pearce's premises in the background.
Borders:
decorative
Reference system:
squaring: 0.86-inch.
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
out-of-town inns only
Ordnance Survey's
1873-5
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896-7
1:2500
1:10,560
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