Ordnance Survey Drawings

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• Bedwas

  Bedwas

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  Bedwas was one of the first industrial towns in England. The surrounding area is rich in coal, ir...  [More details]

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• Bentworth

  Bentworth

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  This is a rough plot, or field sketch, of the chalk hills to the south of Basingstoke, part of Ha...  [More details]

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• Berwick St. John

  Berwick St. John

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  Small red crosses at Baverstoke, at the top centre, and Et Knoyle, at the top left,mark observati...  [More details]

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• Betley

  Betley

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  A triangulation diagram appears on the reverse of this drawing. This was an essential tool enabli...  [More details]

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• Bicester

  Bicester

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  Enclosed farmland dominates the landscape of this part of Oxfordshire. Heythrop Park, at top left...  [More details]

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• Birmingham 24

  Birmingham 24

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  This drawing is attributed to Robert Dawson. Different shades of green are employed to distinguis...  [More details]

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• Bishop's Castle

  Bishop's Castle

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  The River Clun Valley dominates the right-hand section of this plan of Shropshire. To the left is...  [More details]

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• Bishop's Waltham, Southampton

  Bishop's Waltham, Southampton

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  This drawing was completed in 1806. The detail with which it records the road network is greater ...  [More details]

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• Bishopsbourne, Kent

  Bishopsbourne, Kent

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  This field sketch provides an instructive contrast to the meticulous detail found in more finishe...  [More details]

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• Bodferry

  Bodferry

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  Lieutenant Alexander W Robe's pencil inscription at the bottom of this drawing reads: "Some mista...  [More details]

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