Lanarkshire-Glasgow-1779 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22934

Map Date:

1.11.1779

Repository reference:

Glasgow, Mitchell Library, local studies, EGM 26

Historic county:

Lanarkshire

Town name:

Glasgow

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NS592652

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NS 5864

Map title:

'Plan of the City of Glasgow reduced by A.B. Engraver from John McArthur's four sheet Plan of it, &c, while he was engraving the same for him.'

Comments on map:

Rather light on text.

Scale:

1:8880*

Map-maker:

A.B. [author, eng], John McArthur [sv, pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

23.0 x 21.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

shown, public buildings emphasised: Various buildings cross-hatched, but not identified.

Turnpikes:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

misc: Washing House.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Woodland:

orchards: Assumed thus.

Known copies of map:

John Moore's no.6: Mitchell Library, EGM 26 [M.6].

Industry:

rope walk, misc: Incle Manufactory.

Gardens:

shown: [College Garden].

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc

Relief:

shown partially

Agricultural and animal-keeping:

misc: Herd's house.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1857-8

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1892-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560