Ayrshire-Ayr-1832 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21607

Map Date:

[1832]

Repository reference:

National Library of Scotland, Map Room

Historic county:

Ayrshire

Town name:

Ayr

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NS337220

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NS 3424

Map title:

'Ayr and suburbs'.

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. [No engraver given: might be Gardner.]

Scale:

1:10,560

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

21.0 x 40.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.

Road names:

partly

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

watermills

Water transport infrastructure:

piers

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

barracks

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, Parish: [Parish boundaries fragmentary].

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 [original]; Dumfries, Ewart Library [photocopy].

Industry:

food/drink

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

banks

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary owners: [A few houses identified by owner or occupier].

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits: Old Quarry.

Stated measuerments:

boundary lengths

Ordnance Survey's

1854-5

1:1056

1:2500

1:10,560

1895

1:2500

1:10,560