Site Event/Activity record ECC1803 - Map of the Siege of Colchester, 1648

Location

Location Colchester
Grid reference TL 99 25 (point) (Approximate)
Map sheet TL92NE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Unknown

Date

1648

Map

Description

A map and diary of the siege of Colchester in 1648. The map shows the siege works & the various forts as well as other monuments.<1> A copy of the map is pasted into William Wires copy of Morant's History.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Unknown, reproduced by W. Keymer (Printer). 1648. A Diary & Plan of the Siege of Colchester by the Parliamentary Forces.
  • <2> Monograph: Morant, Philip. 1748. History of Colchester (Wire's copy).

Related Monuments/Buildings (37)

  • Barkstead Fort, part of 1648 Parliamentarian Siege Works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Bastion, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation at Sheepen, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege work, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege work, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege work, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege work, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege work, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege work, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege work, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Circumvallation, part of Parliamentary Siege line, Colchester (Monument)
  • Civil War Bastion, Colchester (Monument)
  • Civil War bastion, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Civil War bastion, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Civil War Bastion, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Civil War Bastion, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Civil War Bastion, part of Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Civil War Fort, Sheepen, Colchester (Monument)
  • Fort Bloyes, Parliamentarian siege fort, Colchester (Monument)
  • Fort Essex, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Fort Needham, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • Fort Rainsborough, Parliamentarian siege fort, Colchester (Monument)
  • Fort Suffolk, Parliamentarian Civil War Fort, Colchester (Monument)
  • Fort Whaley, Parliamentarian Civil War Fort, Colchester (Monument)
  • Fothergall's Fort, Parliamentarian siege fort, Colchester (Monument)
  • Hornwork, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege work, Colchester (Monument)
  • Ingolesby Fort, Civil War fort East of Sheepen Hill, Colchester (Monument)
  • Maudlin Chapel, St Mary Magdalen's Hospital, Colchester (Monument)
  • Parliamentary Fort, Colonel Ewer's Leaguer, Sheepen, Colchester (Monument)
  • Pontoon bridge over River Colne at Sheepen, Colchester (Monument)
  • Royalist earthwork (Flanker) beyond NE corner of Town Wall, Colchester (Monument)
  • Sconce, part of 1648 Parliamentarian siege works, Colchester (Monument)
  • The Lucas House, St John's Abbey Precinct, Colchester (Monument)
  • Town Water House (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2016 10:48AM

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