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EARLY GLASGOW MAPS Date Title Description Scale Engraver/Publisher Ref. No. 12th century Map of the City of Glasgow showing the R. Renwick, Town Clerk Depute; AB John Bartholemew EGM 1 COPY original area in the 12th century & the areas Mcdonald, City Engineer. Published for the which have been added from the period until City Chambers. the present time 1547 et seq. Sketch Plan of the City of Glasgow 1547 et Showing Garngadhill to Gorbals; 9.2"= 1 mile Robert Gardner & Co., EGM 2 seq. Broomielaw to Barrowfield. Most streets approx. Glasgow named. Buildings shown, some named. Land owners shown. Note which says: "it is supposed that in 1547 there were no buildings on the north side of Trongait, west of the West Port. Those shown on the plan were of a later period. c.1560 Sketch Plan of the City of Glasgow c.1560 Showing Garngadhill to Little Govan; 9"= 1 mile EGM 3 Broomielaw to Molendinar. Individual approx. streets, buildings and land owners named. 1568 Sketch Plan relative to "The Battle of Showing Cathedral to Castlemilk; 2.8" = 1 mile Robert Gardner & Co., EGM4 Langside" by A.M. Scott, F.S.A. Pollokshaws to Rutherglen. Very detailed Glasgow for Langside, giving positions of troop. Roads and place delineated in full lines existed in 1568, those by faint dotted lines by 1884. 1596 Timothy Pont Aperture card only EGM5 16th century Sketch Plan of Principal Buildings and places Showing fields north of Cathedral 1.75"= 200ft. EGM6 in the Vicinity of Glasgow Cathedral in 16th (Common Muir and Bellcroft) to Duke century. Street; Dobbie's Loan to Molendinar. Land owners given. Cathedral and Bishop's Palace showin in details and existing streets underprinted. © Mitchell Library Glasgow. You may download and/or print for your own personal use. Please do not distribute without permission. ` 1 EARLY GLASGOW MAPS Date Title Description Scale Engraver/Publisher Ref. No. 1641 First "Portrait" of Glasgow Showing Partick to Rutherglen; Govan to 2"=1 mile EGM7 Balornock. Some streets shown but not named. Main districts and houses in the area named and marked. "The City Treasurer was ordained on 12 June 1641 to pay to James Colquhoune fyve dollouris for drawing a portrait of the town..." c.1650 A map of Glasgow and adjoining district about Showing Possil to Gorbals; Partick to 6"=1 mile Robert Gardner & Co., EGM8 the year 1650 Camlackie. Most streets named, individual appprox. Glasgow buildings shown in some detail. c.1654 The Clyde at and below Glasgow Showing Woodside to Cardonald; Paisley 1" = 4 miles EGM9 to Dalmarnock approx. 1662 Map of the River Clyde and adjoining district Compiled from Blaeu's Atlas , Amsterdam, Johannes Blaeu EGM10 1662. Auchindean to Mill of Cart; Kelly to east Glasgow. Main buildings shown in details for various towns - churches in particular. Main streets indicated. 17th century The City of Glasgow in the seventeenth Cowcaldanes to Gorbals and Brigend; 9"=1 mile Robert Gardiner, EGM11 century Broomielaw to Wester Craigs. Streets (approx) lithographer named; buildings outlined, many indivdually named. 1734 The river of Clyde surveyed by John Watt Published by John Watt, 1760. Rutherglen Published by John Watt, EGM12 (Sen.) to Bute; Accompanying inset map - Entry 1760. Engraved on stone by to the River and Firth of Clyde…to a Schenck & McFarlane, smaller scale. Individual buildings not Edinburgh shown; main streets indicated by not named. © Mitchell Library Glasgow. You may download and/or print for your own personal use. Please do not distribute without permission. ` 2 EARLY GLASGOW MAPS Date Title Description Scale Engraver/Publisher Ref. No. 1755 A plan of part of ye City of Glasgow and High Street to Low Green; Stockwell Street 8"=1 mile EGM13 course of the Burn Molen dinar leading to the to Gallowgate Green. Many streets and (approx) saw mill erected by William Fleming, wynds named, buildings have sketchy merchant in Glasgow … outlines. Also in title: "saw mill…set agoeing in 1752. Demolished by the magistrates of Glasgow on 23 June 1764, for which he then commenced a process against the said magistrates before the Court of Session. In consequence of the final judgment given on the 9 July 1768, the Magistrate paid the pursuer on the 18th November following, £610 1s 4d sterling and were also obliged to relieve him of the expenses of extracting the decree." 1758 Surveyed by James Barry and John R.W. Seale EGM14 Smeaton. Source not traced. 1760/1 Candleriggs Ramshorn Church to Trongate; buildings EGM15 on west of Candleriggs to buildings on east. Markets, business and trading houses shown. In Glasgow:past and present by Robert Reid ("Senex"), [1851] 1760/2 Plan of the Low Green of Glasgow and its Gallowgate to Low Green; Saltmarket to 3 and 3/4 yds Robert Gardiner, EGM16 environs Gallowgate Green. Many streets named =200yds lithographer and some buildings. In Glasgow Past and Present by Robert Reid ("Senex) Vol.3, frontis. © Mitchell Library Glasgow. You may download and/or print for your own personal use. Please do not distribute without permission. ` 3 EARLY GLASGOW MAPS Date Title Description Scale Engraver/Publisher Ref. No. 1764 A plan of part of ye City of Glasgow and the Old College to the Clyde; Stockwell Street 4"=200yds John Tweed EGM17 course of the Burn Molendinar… to Glasgow Green. Many streets, wynds, closes and markets named. Originally prepared in a law suit between William Fleming and the Magistrates (cf.EGM13). The mill was opened in 1752 and demolished in 1764, after which commenced a lawsuit, with the final judgement passed in 1768 (hence various dates of the maps) 1773/1 A Plan of Glasgow by Charles Ross Cathedral to Gorbals; Broomielaw to 10.4"=1 mile George Cameron EGM18 Calton. Names of main streets and districts given, buildings clearly shown. Photo-lithographed by W. & A.K. Johnston. Inset in: A map of the shire of Lanark…an inch to a mile…by Charles Ross. Reference given at side to streets and buildings indicated by a letter on the map. The first plan of the whole area of the city laid down on a scale sufficiently large enoough to show the more important buildings. Shows a block plan of the buildings of Archbishop's Castle, with Beaton's Tower and the great gatehouse. 1773/2 Plan of the Barony and Regality of Glasgow Cadder to Rutherglen; Shieldhall to 1"=1 mile Allan & Ferguson, EGM19 Airdrie. Shows parish boundaries for lithographers Barony, Cadder, Old Monkland and Govan. Villages, seats and wards shown, buildings not shown in any detail. 1774 Plan of the Houses and Yards of Dalmarnock, Compiled by Neil MacVicar EGM19a March 1774 © Mitchell Library Glasgow. You may download and/or print for your own personal use. Please do not distribute without permission. ` 4 EARLY GLASGOW MAPS Date Title Description Scale Engraver/Publisher Ref. No. 1775 Plan of the City of Glasgow and of the villages North of Cathedral to south of Gorbals; 10"=1 mile Published by Frank Simpson, EGM20 of Calton and Gorbells with a part of the Broomielaw to Calton. Streets named but Bookseller, 27 Sauchiehall adjacent country. Engraved from an actual few buildings. Street. Engraved by Andrew survey of Mr. James Barry. Ready, Glasgow 1777 A plan of sundry streets in Glasgow relating to Drygate to Gallowgate; High Street to Large scale Engraved on wood by J. EGM21 a road dispute between the College and its Barnick Street. Streets shown in details, Urie, Glasgow. Robert inhabitants (action commenced in 1775). some named buildings. Gardner & Co., Engineering Copy as surveyed by W. Douglas, Dec 1777. Lithographers. Published by David Robertson & Co. Glasgow, 1884 1778/1 Plan of the City of Glasgow/Gorbals and Cathedral to Little Govan; Anderston to 11.5" = 1 mile Alexander Baillie and James EGM22 Calton from an actual survey by John Barrowfields. Many named streets and Lumsden McArthur, surveyor in Glasgow. buildings, good detail. Eastern boundary of royalty shown. Dedication to : the Lord Provost, Baillies, Dean of Guild and Convenor with the Counsellors of the City of Glasgow. 1778 Glasgow 82 years ago reduced by David Cathedral to Gorbals; Anderston to 11.9" = 1 mile Published by Thomas EGM23 Smith, C.E. from McArthur's four sheet map Barrowfield. An accurate cop with some Murray & Son of 1778 additions e.g. an oblique inlet of the Clyde east of the mouth of the Molendinar and field west of Graham's square marked "depth work". Huchuring for high ground at Rottenrow. Streets named and also many buildings. Eastern and western boundaries of Royalty shown. In Ml. Ref. No. 475848 1778 Plan of the City of Glasgow and of the villages Cathedral to Gorbals; Broomielaw to 6" = 1 mile EGM24 of Calton and Gorbells with a part of the Calton. Some streets and main buildings ajacent (sic) country. Engraved from an actual named. Population for 1776 given as survey of Mr. James Barry's. 39,000. In Ml. Ref. No. 542619 © Mitchell Library Glasgow. You may download and/or print for your own personal use. Please do not distribute without permission. ` 5 EARLY GLASGOW MAPS Date Title Description Scale Engraver/Publisher Ref. No. 1778 Map of the Townhead Castle Street Toll to Drygate; Bowling 2.4" = 200ft. EGM25 Green to Cathedral. Some streets and buildings named. Originally drawn from Fleming's survey of 1807 but later altered to agree mainly with McArthur's plan of 1778. Lines of present streets (1910) shown in dotted lines. Charles Cleland Harvey, Oct. 1910 1779 Plan of the city of Glasgow reduced by A B Cathedral to Gorbals; Grahamston to 7.1" = 1 mile Published 1st Nov 1779 by EGM26 engraver, from John McArthur's four sheet Calton.