Ross and Cromarty-Fortrose-1868 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21905

Map Date:

1868

Repository reference:

NASc RHP 1463

Historic county:

Ross and Cromarty

Town name:

Fortrose

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NH727566

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NH 7673

Map title:

'Plan of part of the Estate of Flowerburn situate between the Burghs of Fortrose and Rosemarkie and in their vicinity adjusted to 1868 from the plan of Mr G.C. Smith of 1829.'

Comments on map:

Similar to possibly earlier map [Exeter 21904]. Signed by W.P., 28 Novr 1868, bottom left: catalogue says 'W.P.' is William Paterson.

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

? W.P., 39 Union St Inverness [? author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

88.5 x 66.5

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

colours

Colouring:

roads, water, owners: Flowerburn lands red.

Building names:

clergy residences

Buildings:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

NASc RHP 1463.

Industry:

distilling

River and foreshore features:

foreshore: [Highest Tide Mark, Ordinary Tide Mark [high tide], Lowest Tide Mark].

Relief:

prominent hills

Miscellaneous street furniture:

M.S. [milestone].

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1871

1:2500

1:10,560