Yorks-Kingston upon Hull-1817 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18793

Map Date:

1817

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] T72/9

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:

'A new plan, of the town of Kingston upon Hull and its environs.'

Comments on map:

Scale measured on TNA [PRO] copy as 1 inch to 8.4 chains (1:7543). It is possible that 1:7920 was meant: the scale on the Hull Central Library 1834 copy is 2.12 ins to 0.25 mile.

Scale:

1:7500

Map-maker:

J. Craggs, Bookseller, Hull, [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

39.0 x 32.7 [overall: map 38.7 x 26.5].

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

other: Symbol for (wind)Mills, below reference to numbers.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

windmills

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: 2 x 'Intended Church', at Sculcoates and Sutton.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, internal revenue

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

infirmaries, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 5988 (12), Hull City Archives [3 copies], Hull Library, TNA [PRO] T72/9 [1817: C. Mountain [dr], Consitt & Goodwill [eng]]; BL PP.2508.ka [in John Craggs, Jun., A new triennial directory & guide of Kingston-upon-Hull, Hull: John Craggs, 1835], CUL Maps.bb.18.G.36, Hull Library [1834: Sollitt [del], Tinkler [eng].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, ship yards, rope walk

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

libraries/newsrooms

Parkland:

botanic gardens, public parks

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Agricultural and animal-keeping:

pounds/pinfolds: [Pinfold].

Cemeteries:

shown

Residual industrial land-use and waste:

rubbish tips

Ordnance Survey's

1853

1:1056

1:10,560

1888-90

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560