Fife-Kirkcaldy-1809 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22798

Map Date:

? 1809

Repository reference:

Kirkcaldy Public Library

Historic county:

Fife

Town name:

Kirkcaldy

Map type:

uncertain

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NT278915

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NT 2290

Map title:

'Plan of the Royal Burgh of Kirkcaldy.'

Comments on map:

Recorded from poor photocopy of uncertain provenance: appears to be by Richard Moore, and to be in preparation for the printed version [Exeter 22799]. 'Reference', bottom right has description of town, including water supply, and notes on street widths and scope for widening.

Scale:

1:1776

Map-maker:

? Richard Moore [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

71 x 96 [maximum].

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, other: Buildings proposed for demolition for street widening.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

Kirkcaldy Public Library [photocopy].

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary owners: [Apparently in connexion with street widening].

Relief:

slopes shown

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1854

1:1056

1:10,560

1894

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560