Maps of Plymouth

Maps of Plymouth

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Devon CXXIII.7 (includes: Devonport; East Stonehouse; Plymouth) - 25 Inch Map

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Devon CXXIII.7 (includes: Devonport; East Stonehouse; Plymouth) - 25 Inch Map

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Devon CXXIII.7 (includes: Devonport; East Stonehouse; Plymouth) - 25 Inch Map

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Devon CXXIII.7 (includes: Devonport; East Stonehouse; Plymouth) - 25 Inch Map

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Devon CXXIII.7 (inset CXXIII.8 & CXXIII.12) (includes: Devonport; East Stonehouse; Plymouth) - 25 Inch Map

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Devon CXXIII.8 (inset CXXIII.7) (includes: Devonport; East Stonehouse; Plymouth) - 25 Inch Map

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A Plan of the New Gun Wharfe near Plymouth

Birds eye view of the gun wharf in Plymouth. A wet and dry dock was first built in Davenport in 1694, and it quickly grew with the construction of workshops and stores. The dock became known as the South Yard. A gun wharf had been built at Mount Wise to test the ship’s guns as well as for storage and maintenance however by 1717 it was felt that it was too small and the Navy leased land adjoining the dockyard at Davenport. The new wharf was called Morice Yard after Sir Nicholas Morice from whom the land had been leased. A Mr Crowley of London was the appointed architect and by 1724 the gun wharf was partly operational.
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Insurance Plan of Plymouth Vol. 1: Key Plans 1

1 : 4800 This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1891 series of fire insurance maps of Plymouth that were originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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Insurance Plan of Plymouth: sheet 10-2

1 : 480 This detailed 1891 plan of Plymouth is one of a series of eight sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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Insurance Plan of Plymouth: sheet 10-1

1 : 480 This detailed 1891 plan of Plymouth is one of a series of eight sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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Cornwall XLVI.10 (includes: Devonport; Torpoint) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI.14 (includes: Devonport; East Stonehouse; Maker with Rame; Torpoint) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI.14 (includes: Devonport; East Stonehouse; Maker with Rame; Torpoint) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI.14 (includes: Devonport; East Stonehouse; Maker with Rame; Torpoint) - 25 Inch Map

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Devonshire CXXIII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire CXXIII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire CXXIII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire CXXIII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire CXXIII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire CXXIII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

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A chart of Plymouth Sound, with "il novo recinto della fortificatione de la ville de Pleymouth;"

This is a plan of the area around Plymouth Sound. It is orientated to the south with Penlee point to the south west and Bovisand Bay south east. It dates from 1601-1602 and may show the proposals of the Italian engineer Frederico Genibelli. Genibelli had been sent by the Privy Council in response to requests by the governor of the fort, Sir John Gilbert, that defects in the fortifications be repaired. Plymouth Sound is situated in such a way as to make it an ideal invasion target as although geographically far from heart of national government Plymouth was accessible to the outside world, especially France and Spain and provided access to centre of the country. This plan illustrates the position occupied by the fort in relation both to the town and to its surrounding countryside, although the latter is inaccurately portrayed out of scale. The town of Plymouth is surrounded by a perimeter wall. Beacons are shown at Staddon, Maker and Penlee, highlighting the measures in place to raise the alarm in case of invasion. When surveying the deficiencies in the defences of the fort and island, Genibelli outlined a new scheme for fortifying the town with nine ravelins at a cost of £3000. These are outworks which consist of two faces which form a salient angle. The proposed scheme is clearly shown here but was not carried out by the government. Genibelli, Frederico
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Devonshire CXXIII - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall XLVI - OS Six-Inch Map

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General Plan of the Ports of Homouse and Plymouth

Plan of the Ports of Hamoaze and Plymouth in Devon. This is the point where the rivers Tamar, Tavy and Lynher enter Plymouth Sound. Proposals for a dockyard at Hamoaze were first proposed by Sir Francis Drake in the late 16th century. It was felt that the broad estuary here afforded excellent natural protection however it was not until 1690 that work began here. William III appointed Edmund Dummer, surveyor to the Royal Navy, to build the dock and it became known as Plymouth Dock. By the 19th century Plymouth Dock was actually bigger than Plymouth itself and in 1824 it became independent, the town and the dockyard becoming known as Davenport. This is now the largest naval base in Western Europe.
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