Cumberland-Carlisle-1746 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18313

Map Date:

28.5.1746

Repository reference:

[Private collection]

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:

'A Plan of the City of Carlisle with the position of the Batteries erected by the D. of Cumberland, as also those of the Garrison, from the first appearence of the Rebels till the Surrender of that City to his Royal Highness to whom it is most humbly Dedicated by G. Smith.'

Comments on map:

Recorded from coloured reproduction by Cumbria County Council, 1995. Town is evidently pretty generalised. A topical rather than a topographic map.

Scale:

1:5148

Map-maker:

G. Smith [?], T. Jeffreys [eng], E. Cave, St Johns [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

44.5 x 33.5

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: Buildings outside the walls are indicated by stylised pictograms.

Mills:

watermills: Stylised-pictorial, with wheels.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, rifle ranges, town walls: [Castle with yards etc named, cannon firing from walls.] The positions of the two sides are shown in detail, as are some firing trajectories.

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses: With two pictorial horses and starting post.

Known copies of map:

BOL Gough Maps 4 fol.2 [1746]; Carlisle Public Library, Z.BC.912 [photocopy]; BOL G.A.Cumb.4o 80 [1973: in Carlisle, a pictorial study: Dalesman Books].

Industry:

misc: Fulling Mill.

Gardens:

shown

Decorative cartouches:

pictorial 'realistic': Tower of castle and water mill in background of cartouche.

Relief:

slopes shown

Commons:

shown

Crosses:

cross, (symbol): [Open circle with cross].

Dedicee of map:

H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland.

Ordnance Survey's

1863-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898-9

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560