Maps of Swindon

Maps of Swindon

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Swindon - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Cirencester(002OSD000000020U00118000)

1 : 31680 This drawing covers the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, with their boundaries indicated by pecked lines. The Roman road to Bath is tinted yellow to highlight it as a major communication route. A dotted line leading from Sapperton indicates the Sapperton Tunnel, which was opened in 1789. Linked to the Thames and Severn Canal, it was, at that time, the longest tunnel in England. The Sapperton Tunnel enabled boats carry coal cheaply to Cirencester from mines in the north and west. Several trigonometrical points are marked by dots within circles. These were points from which the surveyor took angular measurements to determine the relative locations of prominent features of the landscape. Metcalf, Edward B.
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Swindon

1 : 31680 The author of this drawing, William Stanley, was listed as a 'first class' Military draughtsman and surveyor at the Tower of London Drawing Room. His elaborate hill shading technique for describing relief and the attention he pays to communications routes reinforce the military emphasis of these maps. Archaeological details are documented even though this did not become obligatory until 1816. The iron-age hillfort at Barbury Castle is described, along with numerous barrows and earthworks. Stanley, William
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Malmesbury

1 : 31680 This drawing covers the counties of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, with their boundary indicated by a pecked line. The Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal is shown. Individual locks are indicated by breaks in the blue watercolour line. The Roman road from Bath to Cirencester is marked, and "Ancient Entrenchments" are noted nearby, represented by tiny outline plans of their structure. Crocker, Edmund
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Swindon (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Swindon (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Marlborough (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Marlborough (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Lydiard

1 : 21120 This drawing covers part of Gloucester, the county boundary being indicated by a pecked red line. The drawing is delicately rendered with light pencil interlinings ('hachures') representing relief. Major communication routes are tinted yellow with their length noted at intervals of one mile. This indicates the serious military focus of the survey. In the margins of the drawing, several dots within circles annotated by place names mark the trigonometric stations from which the surveyor plotted the area's topography. A note in the bottom margin records the date of execution and the name draughtsman, recording him as a Royal Military Surveyor. Metcalf, Edward B.
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North Wilts

[E. Crocker]
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Broad Hinton and Avebury

This map features a stretch of the Wilts and Berks canal, before its route was appropriated for use by railway lines. Of the numerous ancient features on the map are the remains of the Druidical temple in Avesbury and the ancient encampments of Barbury castle and Byknoll (Bincknoll) castle. Crocker, E.
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A topographical map, of the county, of Berks, Blatt XII und XVIII

2 Blätter : 99 x 51 cm John Rocque
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Cirencester (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Cirencester (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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The Turnpike Road From Marlborough To Hungerford

1 : 31680 .Records from the Ordnance Survey Letter Book suggest that Edmund Crocker surveyed the turnpike road from Hungerford to Marlborough and William Stanley, draughtsman, made the drawing. The road is coloured yellow ochre and one side is thickened to indicate its importance. Notes of mileage in ink figures appear alongside the road. The close attention given to communication routes highlights the military emphasis of these studies. Stanley, William
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Wilcot

Several orientation points used to plot the survey appear at the edges of this drawing. The draughtsman has recorded the precise layout of the fir plantations at Everly, a chalk pit on Bushton Down, and the Roman road from Bath to Malborough, which is at the top of the drawing. The Kennet and Avon Canal also features. Opened in 1810 to better exploit the resources of the Somerset Coalfields, the canal is contemporary with the survey of this drawing. Extending from Shepherds Shore, a thick grey line is marked 'The Wansdyke'. This is a linear defensive earthwork dating from the 5th century. The area is rich is archaeological sites: Casterely Camp on Black Heath is a large hillfort. The paper is watermarked JAMES WHATMAN TURKEY MILL KENT 1807.
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Cricklade

1 : 31680 The drawing is framed by a formal border, confirming its status as complete. Black crosses, labelled Brinkworth and Purton, indicate points from which the surveyor took angular measurements. Bury Hill Camp and Ringsbury Camp, both iron-age hillforts, are indicated by soft interlining and loosely rendered concentric rings. Crocker, Edmund
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SP20 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

1 : 25000 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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SU29 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

1 : 25000 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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SU28 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

1 : 25000 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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SP10 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

1 : 25000 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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SU27 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

1 : 25000 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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SU19 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SU26 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SU18 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SO90 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SP00 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

1 : 25000 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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SU17 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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ST99 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SU09 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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