Sussex-Brighton-1862 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22424

Map Date:

1862

Repository reference:

Brighton History Centre [map cabinet: no pressmarks]

Historic county:

Sussex

Town name:

Brighton

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

TQ312043

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 2806

Map title:

'Plan of the Volunteer Review at Brighton. April 21st 1862.'

Comments on map:

Main interest is the contour mapping of the area on the east side of the town: no ordinary buildings and only principal streets shown. Notes on rendezvous and positions for spectators.

Scale:

1:7920

Map-maker:

James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, Charing Cross East, 457 West Strand, & 2 Royal Exchange, London [author, pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

67.5 x 51.5

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

altitude information, other: Review information.

Colouring:

other: Review information.

Road names:

partly

Building names:

royal palaces, outside built-up area only

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

windmills

Water transport infrastructure:

piers

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

incompletely shown

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

rifle ranges, misc.: Review information.

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools: ['College'].

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

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

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

misc: 'Kitchin Gardens'.

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc

Parkland:

public parks

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Top left: map of railway approaches to Brighton.

Commons:

shown

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Cemeteries:

shown

Other land-uses & land-cover:

heath/uncultivated

Stated measuerments:

contours

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896-7

1:2500

1:10,560