Banffshire-Cullen-1797 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21818

Map Date:

1797

Repository reference:

NASc RHP 12877

Historic county:

Banffshire

Town name:

Cullen

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

NJ508664

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NJ 5565

Map title:

'Plan of the lands of Cullen as divided into equal fields or lotts together with Town and Yards &c surveyed by Peter May Anno 1762 & the plan reviewed by Robert Johnston, 1797'.

Comments on map:

This shows what was there, rather than what was projected. Castle and grounds not mapped, unlike (apparently) on the 1762 map [Exeter 12764]. Scottish chains assumed. Contents tables at bottom of map: not much help for built-up part.

Scale:

1:3552

Map-maker:

Peter May [sv], Robert Johnston [author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

109.5 x 91.0

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use, decorative

Buildings:

shown

Mills:

watermills

Sanitary and utility information:

misc: Washing Green.

Markets and exchanges:

cross

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

NASc RHP 12874.

Industry:

textiles, uncertain: [Bleachfield]; Peat House, Peat Yard, Beetling House, Boil House are also perhaps 'industrial'.

River and foreshore features:

foreshore

Waterbodies:

shown

Decorative cartouches:

symbolic/non-realistic: Title on slab, being studied by obese nude infant, with buildings behind.

Relief:

prominent hills

Symbolic elements:

Infant, buildings: surround title.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1865

1:2500

1:10,560