Northumberland-Berwick upon Tweed-1799 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19363

Map Date:

[1799]

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] Library

Historic county:

Northumberland

Town name:

Berwick upon Tweed

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NT997530

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NT 9953

Map title:

'A plan of the town of Berwick'.

Comments on map:

In John Fuller, The history of Berwick upon Tweed, Edinburgh: Bell, &c, 1799, f.p. 1. (He was M.D.) 'Engraved for Dr. Fullers History of Berwick' at top of map.

Scale:

1:3840

Map-maker:

R. Scott [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

22.0 x 20.9

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, quays

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls: Features numbered in reference include named mounts, bastion, batteries, named gates, Ordce. House, hospital, magazine, Govrs. House, ovens, Main Guard (15 of 24), plus ditches and 5 named gates &c (= 21 of 24).

Known copies of map:

BOL Gough Scotland 259, NLS A.116.c.11, TNA [PRO] Library [1799]; BOL G.A.Northumb. 8o 41 [1817: in history of Berwick-upon-Tweed by Rev Thomas Johnstone]; BOL G.A.Northumb.4o 104 [1799/1973: Frank Graham].

Decorative cartouches:

pictorial 'realistic': Title on tree, with bridge in background; two anglers in foreground.

Relief:

prominent hills

Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:

Pictorial shipping at quay, 'on its side'.

Ordnance Survey's

1851

1:528

1856

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1897

1:2500

1:10,560