Inverness-shire-Fort William-1740 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21804

Map Date:

1740

Repository reference:

BLML K.Top.50.42

Historic county:

Inverness-shire

Town name:

Fort William

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NN102740

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NN 1075

Map title:

'A plan of Fort William Inverlochy and Maryburgh.'

Comments on map:

This looks like a straightforward derivative from the 1725 map [Exeter 21803], with similar notes on distances to nearest 'towns'.

Scale:

1:1296

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

71.5 x 50.5

Number of parts:

1

Buildings:

shown

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only: This is inside the fort.

Penal:

gallows, (pictorial): [The Place of Execution: gallows in use].

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries: Various parts described.

Markets and exchanges:

cross, markets, (pictorial)

Woodland:

orchards

Known copies of map:

BLML K.Top.50.42.

Industry:

food/drink

River and foreshore features:

foreshore

Gardens:

shown

Relief:

slopes shown

Cemeteries:

shown: Old and new ones.

Residual industrial land-use and waste:

relict industry: Old Brewhouse.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1871

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560