Fife-Anstruther: Anstruther Easter-1800 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21823

Map Date:

? 1800

Repository reference:

NASc RHP 11688

Historic county:

Fife

Town name:

Anstruther: Anstruther Easter

Map type:

uncertain

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

NO570036

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NO 5103

Map title:

'Plan of the Royal Burgh and Harbour of Anstruther Easter including part of the Royal Burghs of Anstruther Wester and Kilrenny.'

Comments on map:

Looks as though a draft for a published map. Date is a wild guess. Catalogue attribution to John Caithness.

Scale:

1:1200

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

98.0 x 65.3

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water, land-use, decorative: Mostly grey: Golfing Ground green.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

clergy residences, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

watermills

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours, navigation aids, piers, misc: Dock Yard, Wood Yard. Poles with flags in channel and sailing boat between them are pictorial.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Known copies of map:

NASc RHP 11688.

Industry:

food/drink, textiles

Gardens:

shown

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

Freemasons

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Symbolic elements:

Anchor with 'AE' above title; fish between reference and notes on offshore rocks.

Garden and park buildings:

misc: Pigeon House.

Stated measuerments:

soundings: A few.

Ordnance Survey's

1853-4

1:10,560

1893

1:2500

1:10,560