Stirlingshire-Sirling-1746 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21799

Map Date:

1746

Repository reference:

BLML K.Top.50.95.ROLL

Historic county:

Stirlingshire

Town name:

Sirling

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NS793939

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NS 7897

Map title:

'Plan of the town and castle of Stirling, the Bridge, part of the River Forth and country adjacent.'

Comments on map:

Survey date partly obscured: seems to be 1746. Usual military style of the period.

Scale:

1:1800

Map-maker:

Dugal Campbell, Engineer [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

107 x 86

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

other: Houses near castle proposed for demolition.

Colouring:

Buildings, water, land-use: Grey water and vegetation, yellow and green cultivation.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: Those near castle, 'which obstruct the Commond, ought to be purchac'd ... & taken down', are grey.

Water transport infrastructure:

quays

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries, magazines/arsenals, misc.: Rebel battery and approach.

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

BLML K.Top.50.95.ROLL.

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Relief:

slopes shown, cliffs

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1858

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560