Peeblesshire-Peebles-1775 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21982

Map Date:

1.6.1775

Repository reference:

BLML K.Top.K.50.65

Historic county:

Peeblesshire

Town name:

Peebles

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NT252405

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NT 3036

Map title:

'Plan of Peebles.'

Comments on map:

Inset bottom right on 1:63,360 '...Map of the county of Peebles, or Tweedale'. [The main map has a virtuoso display of 'molehills'.]

Scale:

1:3600

Map-maker:

Moston Jno. Armstrong [sv], S. Pyle, Angel Court, Snow Hill, London [eng], Mr Alexr Hislop, Peebles [sell].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

29.0 x 27.0 [inset: maximum].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

shown, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

watermills

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

BL K.50.65 [companion at 118.b.7], BOL (E)C18:31(2), CUL Maps.b.150.77.1, NLS Newman 1040, NASc RHP 1432.

Industry:

food/drink, textiles, misc: Walk Mill.

Gardens:

shown: [A few: by annotation].

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Antiquities:

Ruined church and cloisters.

Relief:

prominent hills

Borders:

decorative

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Crosses:

cross

Arms and heraldry:

uncertain: Above inset: three fish on shield, motto 'Contra nando in crementum' [sic].

Dedicee of map:

[Main map:] William Douglas, Earl of March and Ruglen [seat is in county].

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1856

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1897

1:2500

1:10,560