Yorks-Beverley-1747 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20447

Map Date:

1747

Repository reference:

East Riding RO BC/IV/4/1

Historic county:

Yorks, East Riding

Town name:

Beverley

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TA038392

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TA 0835

Map title:

'A plan of the town of Beverley with the inclosure and common pastures belonging to the several parishes of Saint Mary, Saint Nicolas, and Saint Martin, taken in August and September 1747'. [sic]

Comments on map:

Edges damaged, so dedication incomplete. Buildings shown as shaded blocks, so, despite the scale, the map is not really very informative.

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

Wm Burrow [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

190 x 160

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

water

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: Shaded 'built-up areas' only.

Mills:

windmills: Unfilled rectangles.

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses: [Inferred from 'Winning Post' and track].

Known copies of map:

East Riding RO BC IV/4/1.

Miscellaneous:

Double-circles on Westwood: pits?

Waterbodies:

shown

Commons:

shown

Dedicee of map:

Mayor and aldermen.

Ordnance Survey's

1853

1:1056

1:10,560

1890-1

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560