Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1820 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22022

Map Date:

? 1820

Repository reference:

BL 010370.p.25

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 of the city of Edinburgh with the suburbs and improvements...'

Comments on map:

In The new picture of Edinburgh, being an accurate guide to the city & environs..., Edinburgh: William Whyte, London: Longman, n.d. [dated by BL 1820], f.p. [1]. Centre top is 'Engraved for New Picture of Edinr.'. Some states of plate are engraved by D. Lizars. No projected streets on this state: long reference to wynds and closes on left-hand side. This seems to derive from the 1808 directory map [Exeter 22025].

Scale:

1:12,000*

Map-maker:

[William Whyte, Edinburgh [pb].]

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

26.2 x 19.8

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, partly, house numbers: House-numbers in new town.

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Some emphasised buildings not named.

Mills:

watermills

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, infirmaries, mental, orphanages, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges, observatories

Woodland:

scattered tree cover, orchards

Known copies of map:

CW23: Edinburgh Library YDA 1828.804 [41890, A.7447, G.8848] [1804-5: in Denovan's Edinburgh & Leigh Directory: CW23a]; Edinburgh Library YDA 1828.806 [42465], RSGS '329' [1806: in Denovan's Picture of Edinburgh: CW23b]; Edinburgh Library fTDA 1828.806 [G.80413], YDA 1828.812 [40561, 42686, G.30413] [1812: New picture of Edinburgh: CW23c]; BL 10369.aaa.3 [1814?] [sent to preservation, 7:04]; BOL G.A.Scotl.8o 147, Edinburgh Library YDA 1828.816 [G.8849], NLS A.116.f.13 [1816: New picture of Edinburgh: CW23d]; RSGS '336' [1818.c]; Edinburgh Library YDA 1828.818 [42649, 42657], NLS A.116.f [1819 & 1820: New picture: CW23e]; BL 010370.p.25, Edinburgh Library [1820: New picture: CW23f]; RSGS '357' [1820: for postal directory]; NLS A.116.f [1823]; Edinburgh Library [1824: Traveller's Guide, 8th ed: CW23g].

Industry:

distilling

Leisure and entertainment:

riding schools, public halls, theatres, etc

Parkland:

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

banks

Clubs and societies:

trade and livery company halls

Relief:

prominent hills

Monuments:

Monuments

Cemeteries:

shown

Dedicee of map:

Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh.

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