Sussex-Lewes-1724 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20183

Map Date:

1724

Repository reference:

BLML K.Top.42.3-e

Historic county:

Sussex

Town name:

Lewes

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ414101

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 4011

Map title:

'The ichnography of Lewes'.

Comments on map:

Inset on Budgen's 1:84,480 survey of Sussex [engraved on six plates]. Scale seems to be 1 inch to 32 perches, i.e. 1:6336.

Scale:

1:6336

Map-maker:

Rich. Budgen [sv], H. Lintot, Cross Keys agst. St Dunstans, Fleet St, London [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

12.6 x 12.7

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial)

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, (pictorial)

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

orchards

Known copies of map:

BLML K.Top 42.3.a-f, Maps 5395(4), K.Top.42.3.8 Tab.End., CUL Atlas.1.72.2; BLML Maps 5395(8), CUL Maps.R.a.33 [1779].

Gardens:

shown

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

'South prospect of Lewes' between the Chichester and Lewes maps: much larger than the town map (22.5 x 12.5 cm).

Miscellaneous buildings and structures:

Wheel-like thing in south-east might be a watermill, but it seems a little distant from water.

Arms and heraldry:

municipal: [On the prospect rather than the map].

Dedicee of map:

[Main map:] Spencer Compton [Speaker of the House of Commons, MP for Sussex, etc].

Ordnance Survey's

1872-3

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898

1:2500

1:10,560