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Sussex-Petworth-1779

CBTM:
22466
Map Date:
1779
Repository reference:
West Sussex RO PHA 3606
Historic county:
Sussex
Town name:
Petworth
Map type:
estate
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SU974218
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SU 9921
Map title:
'A plan of the estate belonging to the Earl of Egremont situate in the parishes of Petworth, Tillington, North-chapell, Lurgashall, Kirdford, Egdean & Fittleworth in the county of Sussex survey'd in the year 1779. by James Crow.'
Comments on map:
West Sussex RO also has photocopy of accompanying to description of premises and occupiers (Petworth tOWN Fs pp 177 ff). Table of tenants and copyholders at side of map. Now cut into sheets: tOWN Fs split between two, and had rubbed, so not very legible.
Scale:
1:3960
Map-maker:
James Crow [sv].
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
190 x 389
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
colours
Colouring:
'standard' colour scheme, land-use, owners, decorative
Buildings:
shown
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
West Sussex RO 3606.
Gardens:
shown: [Larger areas: by annotation].
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Waterbodies:
shown
Decorative cartouches:
symbolic/non-realistic: Oak leaves and acorns: rococco flowers at top: colourful. Eagle at top.
Symbolic elements:
Eagle: at top of cartouche.
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Agricultural and animal-keeping:
pounds/pinfolds
Map material:
parchment
Tenement boundaries group:
apparently fairly complete
Ordnance Survey's
1872
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1895-6
1:2500
1:10,560
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