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Yorks-Kingston upon Hull-1792

CBTM:
19701
Map Date:
10.6.1792
Repository reference:
BLML K.Top.44.36
Historic county:
Yorks, East Riding
Town name:
Kingston upon Hull
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TA099286
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TA 0835
Map title:
'Plan of the town and harbour of Kingston upon Hull. By A. Bower, Surveyor, 1791.'
Comments on map:
Date of map is publication date: for John Tickell, The history of the town and county of Kingston upon Hull, Hull: T. Browne, 1792, fp 837.
Scale:
1:3168
Map-maker:
A. Bower [sv], J. Taylor [eng], T. Browne, R. Millson & G.W. Browne, Hull [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
49.0 x 36.5
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
walls, public buildings emphasised: Ribbon-buildings draped onto streets.
Mills:
(unspecified type): [Presumably wind].
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, misc: Dock Office, Dolphin.
Sanitary and utility information:
water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, misc: Intended Custom House.
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries, magazines/arsenals, town walls, misc.: Guard House, Blockhouse; named towers on walls; 'Artillery'.
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries, misc: Trinity House, Charity Hall, Charter House.
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Public/administrative boundaries:
misc: 'Division of county'.
Known copies of map:
BLML K.Top.44.36, BOL (E)C17(451) [40], Hull City Archives, Hull Library, NLS A.54.c.18 [1791]; BOL Gough Yorks 64 [1796: in Tickell, fp.836]; BL 2367.c.8 [1798, in Tickell].
Industry:
food/drink, ship yards, paper/print, timber, misc: Block & Mastmakers Yards, Coach Maker's Shop.
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc
Landowners and occupiers:
corporation/municipal, notable residents: [One individual].
Waterbodies:
shown
Monuments:
statues: [King William].
Arms and heraldry:
dedicee of map
Cemeteries:
shown
Residual industrial land-use and waste:
rubbish tips
Dedicee of map:
Samuel Thornton, Esq., and Rt Hon Aubery, Earl of Burford, the M.P.s for the town.
Ordnance Survey's
1853
1:1056
1:10,560
1888-90
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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