Aberdeenshire-Aberdeen-1862
CBTM:
22009
Map Date:
[1862]
Repository reference:
BL 10370.aa.6
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:
'Aberdeen.'
Comments on map:
Faces title of William Cadenhead, The new book of Bon-Accord; or guide to the City of Aberdeen, 2nd edition, Aberdeen: Lewis & James Smith, 1862.
Scale:
1:9000
Map-maker:
John Smith, 50 Union St, Aberdeen [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
42.2 x 29.5
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Rough hatching; some buildings emphasised but not described.
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, harbours, quays
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, misc: Record Office [p.29 of book says this is the County Record Office, built in 1833, and designed to be both fireproof and damp-proof].
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
blind, hospitals, infirmaries, orphanages, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
bathing
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
BL 10370.aa.6 [1862: ed 2]; NLS A.118.g.4(3) [1870].
Industry:
ship yards, misc: Granite Works.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa
Service and professional:
banks
Clubs and societies:
mechanics institutes, learned societies, trade and livery company halls: [Including Trades Hall].
Monuments:
Monuments
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Crosses:
cross
Arms and heraldry:
municipal: [Above title].
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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