Wiltshire-Salisbury-1661 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21385

Map Date:

[1661]

Repository reference:

BL 796.a.5

Historic county:

Wiltshire

Town name:

Salisbury

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SU144298

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SU 1433

Map title:

'Salesbury. Sarisburia.'

Comments on map:

In R. Hermannidae, Britannia Magna, Amsterdam, 1661, f.p. 332. Marked lack of text.

Scale:

1:10,560*

Map-maker:

[R. Hermannidae [author].]

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

12.5 x 10.7

Number of parts:

1

Buildings:

'ordinary' buildings pictorial, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

watermills, (pictorial)

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial)

Penal:

pillory, (pictorial)

Known copies of map:

BL 796.a.5, BOL Gough Gen. Top. 93, BOL Gough Maps 32 [p.42], CUL Syn.8.66.24.

Gardens:

shown

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Bottom left: 'The Town houfe.'

Relief:

'molehills'

Arms and heraldry:

municipal: [Crossed key and sword].

Walls, embankments, etc:

The channels along the streets are clearly shown.

Ordnance Survey's

1878

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1900

1:2500

1:10,560