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Aberdeenshire-Aberdeen-1803

CBTM:
23142
Map Date:
1803
Repository reference:
Royal Scottish Geographical Society '107' [drawer I-05]
Historic county:
Aberdeenshire
Town name:
Aberdeen
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NJ943063
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NJ 9010
Map title:
'Plan of the city of Aberdeen and the intended improvements.'
Comments on map:
The 'intended improvements' include a large grid layout, north of Union Street and west of Den Burn, which was not realised. 'Engraved for Chalmers's Aberdeen Almanack'. Rather lacking in text apart from street names: this copy obviously extracted from a book.
Scale:
1:10,560*
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
24.8 x 21.8 [map: plate 26.0 x 22.3].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised
Mills:
watermills
Water transport infrastructure:
docks
Known copies of map:
RSGS '107' [I-05].
Industry:
bricks/tiles, paper/print, textiles
Waterbodies:
shown
Relief:
shown partially: [A few marked slopes].
Miscellaneous transport-related:
'New line' of two roads.
Ordnance Survey's
1866-7
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1899-1900
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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