Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Portobello-1832 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21661

Map Date:

[1832]

Repository reference:

National Library of Scotland, Map Room

Historic county:

Edinburghshire [Midlothian]

Town name:

Portobello

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NT305739

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NT 2770

Map title:

'Portobello'.

Comments on map:

Included in Reports upon the boundaries of the several cities, burghs, and towns in Scotland, in respect to the election of members to serve in Parliament, British Parliamentary Papers (House of Commons series) 1831-2 (408) XLII.1. Urban mapping is rather more complete than usual with this series.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

J. Henshall [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

24.0 x 18.0

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Ordinary buildings black, 'public' ones hachured.

Turnpikes:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough

Known copies of map:

Originally printed for Reports upon the boundaries of the several cities, burghs, and towns in Scotland, in respect to the election of members to serve in Parliament, British Parliamentary Papers (House of Commons series) 1831-2 (408) XLII.1. 'Independent' copies noted: NLS map library.

Industry:

salt

River and foreshore features:

foreshore, foreshore material specified, misc: Fountain.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Towers:

tower

Stated measuerments:

boundary lengths

Tenement boundaries group:

incomplete

Ordnance Survey's

1852-3

1:10,560

1894-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560