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1764 - 1799

YearTitleNotes
1764 A plan of part of ye city of Glasgow & course of the burn Molendinar … by James BARRIE This plan was created as part of a damages court case and shows a highly detailed extract of Glasgow’s streets and buildings around the High Street/Saltmarket/Trongate area from the Old College down to the river Clyde including the west side of Glasgow Green.
1773 A Plan of Glasgow by Charles ROSS This inset plan of the city shows a detailed plan of the whole city including street names. Facsimile reproduction of the original.
1776 A Plan of Glasgow by Richard COLLIER Enlarged version of Ross’s 1773 plan. Photographic reproduction of the original.
1777 (pub. 1782) Plan of the city of Glasgow, Gorbells, Caltoun and environs: with an exact delineation of its royalty by James BARRIE This plan of the city shows the Royalty boundaries. Lithographic reproduction of the original.
1778 Plan of the City of Glasgow: Gorbells and Caltoun by John McARTHUR This excellent detailed plan of the city of Glasgow shows street names, buildings, land and Royalty boundaries, and the names of land and property owners.
1795 Map of the Town of Glasgow & Country seven miles round by Thomas RICHARDSON This map has lots of detail on the place names surrounding Glasgow, many of which are recognisable as within Glasgow’s current city boundaries. Facsimile reproduction of the original.
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