Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1758 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21757

Map Date:

[1758]

Repository reference:

NLS E.104.g.4

Historic county:

Edinburghshire [Midlothian]

Town name:

Edinburgh

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NT257736

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NT 2770

Map title:

'Plan de la Ville d'Edimbourg'.

Comments on map:

In Collection historique, ou memoires pour servir a l'historie de la guerre terminee par la Paix d' Aix-la-Chapelle, en 1748, London & Paris: Duchesne, 1758, f.p.53: rather basic, and not much explanation, e.g. Holyrood House not named; but all the text is in French. 'Pag. 53.', top right.

Scale:

1:12,000*

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

18.8 x 8.0 [map: printed area 9.5 x 18.0, plate about 20.3 x 10.0].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

important roads only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Some of the pictorial buildings are not described.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial)

Public buildings:

central government

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, (pictorial)

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals: Cross on Heriot's Hospital.

Known copies of map:

NLS E.104.g.4.

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Crosses:

cross, named, (pictorial): La Croix.

Ordnance Survey's

1851-3

1:1056

1:10,560

1876-7

1:1056

1:10,560

1893-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560