Stirlingshire-Stirling-1725 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21675

Map Date:

1725

Repository reference:

NLS Stirlingshire Folder, NLS Z 2/19a, b

Historic county:

Stirlingshire

Town name:

Stirling

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NS793939

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NS 7897

Map title:

'A plan of the town & castle of Sterling 1725.'

Comments on map:

Two very similar versions of the same mapping, in usual Board of Ordnance style. Scale graduated in feet. Only Z 2/19a has 'John Laye', by scale.

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

John Laye [? dr].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

70.3 x 48.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use

Road names:

partly

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: Frontages only, in usual Board of Ordnance style.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

misc: Place of Execution.

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries: [Various parts of castle named].

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

orchards

Known copies of map:

NLS MS.1646 Z/02/19.a,b [2 copies]; NLS Stirlingshire Folder [copy]; NASc RHP 6517/9 [reduced scale copy]; NLS [website].

Gardens:

shown

Landowners and occupiers:

notable residents: [Duke of Argyle's and Lord Mar's houses].

Relief:

slopes shown

Tenement boundaries group:

generalised/schematic

Ordnance Survey's

1858

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560