Yorks-Richmond-1821 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19674

Map Date:

? 1821

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] Library

Historic county:

Yorks, North Riding

Town name:

Richmond

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NZ170010

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NZ 1801

Map title:

'Richmond.'

Comments on map:

Noted as 'Made in 1817': for Christopher Clarkson, The history of Richmond, Richmond: author, 1821, frontispiece. The preface refers (p.iii) to 'an excellent plan of the town and its vicinity, very ably drawn by an eminent surveyor'. Little in the way of named building.

Scale:

1:7920

Map-maker:

Thomas Bradley [sv], W. Robinson [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

32.7 x 19.7

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

watermills

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, misc: Steeple.

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] Library.

Gardens:

shown

Antiquities:

Friary

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Bottom right, 'View of the great Tower from within the walls', with 'Scale of feet for the tower' of 0.9 inch to 60 feet, i.e. about 1:792, though this is a perspective drawing.

Relief:

prominent hills

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1854

1:10,560

1891-2

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560