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Banffshire-Portsoy-1770

CBTM:
21718
Map Date:
? 1770
Repository reference:
NLS EMS.p.190
Historic county:
Banffshire
Town name:
Portsoy
Map type:
estate
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NJ590661
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NJ 5565
Map title:
'Town of Portsoy.'
Comments on map:
Photocopy of dyeline transcript of original in Portsoy Public Library. Dated c.1770 in NLS list. Areas numbered: no cadastre to hand.
Scale:
1:1332
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
90 x 73
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Buildings:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
harbours, misc: Breakwaters, fishing sheds.
Sanitary and utility information:
misc: Wells.
Education and academic:
schools
Known copies of map:
NLS EMS.p.190 [photo].
Industry:
textiles: Bleachfield.
River and foreshore features:
foreshore, foreshore material specified
Landowners and occupiers:
fragmentary owners
Relief:
prominent hills
Stated measuerments:
soundings: In feet at high water.
Tenement boundaries group:
apparently fairly complete
Ordnance Survey's
1865
1:2500
1:10,560
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