Yorks-Scarborough-1586 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20197

Map Date:

? 1586

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] MPF 1/265

Historic county:

Yorks, North Riding

Town name:

Scarborough

Map type:

uncertain

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TA048891

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TA 0288

Map title:

'Scarborough'.

Comments on map:

Dating from TNA [PRO] catalogue. Rather diagramatic. A peculiarity is that there is plenty of empty space on the west side, yet the map does not include the eastern (sea-cliff) end of the castle area. No text on map other than title or scale.

Scale:

1:2400

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

54.5 x 42.0

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

water, other, uncertain: Possibly access routes? Grey breakwaters.

Buildings:

'ordinary' buildings pictorial

Water transport infrastructure:

breakwaters, misc: Five pictoral ships with anchors in harbour.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial)

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, (pictorial)

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] MPF 1/265.

River and foreshore features:

foreshore

Crosses:

cross, (pictorial)

Ordnance Survey's

1850

1:1056

1:10,560

1890-1

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560