Banffshire-Keith-1764 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21887

Map Date:

1764

Repository reference:

NASc RHP 11838

Historic county:

Banffshire

Town name:

Keith

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NJ432506

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NJ 4350

Map title:

'A plan of the town and lands about Keith belonging to the Right Honble the Earl of Findlater and Seafield according as they are now divided into regular lots made out from a regular survey and mensuration taken Anno 1764'.

Comments on map:

Shows both old and new towns: new town is partly built-up, suggesting is not imaginary. Bottom right are 'Notes upon the plan', advising on length of tenancies. Catalogue says is by Peter May. Scale 1 inch to 3.5 Scotch chains of 74 feet: 1:3108.

Scale:

1:3108

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

101.0 x 87.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, land-use

Building names:

clergy residences

Buildings:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

misc: Area 'Left out for Dunghills', Well, Mineral Well.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative: [Pictorial Court House].

Education and academic:

schools

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

NASc RHP 11838.

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative

Relief:

prominent hills

Other land-uses & land-cover:

marsh/wetland: [Moss].

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1867-8

1:2500

1:10,560