Stirlingshire-Stirling-1746 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22817

Map Date:

? 1746

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] MPHH 1/204

Historic county:

Stirlingshire

Town name:

Stirling

Map type:

Military

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NS 793939

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NS 7893

Map title:

'Plan of the town and castle of Stirling with the bridge over the Forth and part of the country adjacent'.

Comments on map:

Much more detailed depiction of urban area than usual for Board of Ordnance plans. Date torn. Scale not figured, but seems to be 1:1188 (1:1200?).

Scale:

1:1188

Map-maker:

Henry Mercier [author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

104 x 75

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use, other: Yellow: houses obstructing command of castle and recommended for purchase and demolition.

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

quays

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town walls, misc.: Including note of approach of rebels in January 1745-6, rebel battery, and various parts of castle.

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Markets and exchanges:

cross, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

scattered tree cover, orchards

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] MPHH 1/204 [WO78/1835].

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Landowners and occupiers:

notable residents: [Houses of Earl of Mar, Duke of Argyle].

Relief:

slopes shown

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1858

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560