Cumberland-Carlisle-1746 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18611

Map Date:

? 1746

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] MPQ 1/17

Historic county:

Cumberland

Town name:

Carlisle

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NY400460

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NY 4155

Map title:

'Plan of the City and Castle of Carlisle'.

Comments on map:

Accompanied by plan of castle, 1746: includes 'Battery begun by ye Rebels'. Evidently derived from Exeter 18610: castle shown in similar detail, despite smaller scale. Includes outline of proposed new fortifications.

Scale:

1:3600

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

68.1 x 43.7

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use

Road names:

important roads only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

watermills

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls, misc.: Main Guard; castle shown in detail.

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] MPI 1/300 [1746.c]; MPH 500 (1),(2) (WO 78/1647) [copy of c.1800].

Gardens:

shown

Crosses:

cross

Ordnance Survey's

1863-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898-9

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560