Perthshire-Perth-1716 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22918

Map Date:

? 1716

Repository reference:

National Library of Scotland MS.1647 Z.03/01d [original]; Perth, A.K. Bell Library, Local Studies, Map Chest [photo]

Historic county:

Perthshire

Town name:

Perth

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NO119236

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NO 1221

Map title:

'A plan of Perth with the retrenchments made about it by the Pretenders Engineers 1715/6'.

Comments on map:

Recorded from photocopy.

Scale:

1:2400

Map-maker:

Louis Petit [author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

62 x 35

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water, land-use

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Only frontages in town.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

misc.: Retrenchments, ruined fort.

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

National Library of Scotland MS.1647 Z.03/01d [original]; Perth, A.K. Bell Library, Local Studies, Map Chest [photo].

Relief:

slopes shown

Ordnance Survey's

1859-60

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1900

1:2500

1:10,560