Cumberland-Carlisle-1749 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18612

Map Date:

? 1749

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] MPH 1/338

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 of Carlisle shewing in yellow what is supposed to be the Kings Ground & what houses are built thereon either by the corporation, or private persons.'

Comments on map:

Not straight derivative from Exeter 18610; castle shown in similar detail.

Scale:

1:1920

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

68 x 53

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water, land-use

Road names:

important roads only

Building names:

clergy residences

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

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

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses

Markets and exchanges:

cross

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] MPH 1/338(2), MPH 1/500(3),(4).

Gardens:

shown

Antiquities:

Abbey yard.

Ordnance Survey's

1863-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898-9

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560