The Romans sited a fortress here in 70 AD, naming it Deva.  Examples of their workmanship can be found in the defences on the northern and eastern sides of the city, and at the half-excavated amphitheatre.  The city walls were rebuilt and extended in the 13th and 14th centuries, but Chester's medieval appearance is best exemplified through its numerous half timbered houses, and the magnificent Cathedral....

(More text appears on the map, describing Bishop Lloyd's House, the Cross, the famous Rows, the Eastgate Clock, and the Abbey Gateway)

The map lists other places in the city which can be visited, giving the map location in each case.  Below are a few samples of the types of places shown;  the actual list is much more extensive. The usual alphabetical street index is published beneath the map itself.  Addresses and telephone numbers are shown for the Tourist Information Centre and for the Visitor & Craft Centre.
 

 
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The Chester Visitors' map covers an area extending from Chester Racecourse in the west to Grosvenor Park in the east, and from Northgate Arena in the north to Handbridge in the south.