Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1822
CBTM:
21722
Map Date:
1.6.1822
Repository reference:
NLS EMS.b.1.54
Historic county:
Edinburghshire [Midlothian]
Town name:
Edinburgh, Leith
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 Edinburgh and Leith, exhibiting all the present & intended improvements...'
Comments on map:
Scale of 0.5 mile: looks like an afterthought. Variable treatment, explified by patchy rural field boundaries. A few bits of reference [a-z, 1-39 in Edinburgh; a-w in Leith] overlie detail, and there is extensive reworking around Leith Walk.
Scale:
1:11,000
Map-maker:
R. Scott [eng], Thomsons Brothers, Edinburgh [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
50.5 x 40.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Proposed buildings shown without infill.
Turnpikes:
shown
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, lighthouses, navigation aids, misc: [Flag & Lighthouse].
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs, misc: Washing House, named wells.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, central government, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries: Castle, Fort.
Welfare and charitable:
dispensaries, hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses, misc: Trinity House.
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
misc: Tennis Court; Race Ground off Leith.
Woodland:
shown, landmark tree: [Large Thorn Tree at Duddingston].
Known copies of map:
CW27. NLS L.C.Fol.180(15) [1805]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.805 [G.8853] [1805/7: CW27a]; RSGS '332' [1809]; BL RB.23.a.18201(2) [1807]; RSGS [1809: CW27b]; BL 9509.m.20 [1816]; BL 10370.dd.13 [1818]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.816 [D.36147, D.36162, D.36231, G.8854, G.18021], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards] [1816 & 1818: in Arnott's History of Edinburgh: CW27b]; NLS R.251.d [1816]; BOL (E)C18:45 Edinburgh (4), NLS EMS.b.1.54[1822: R.Scott [eng], Thomson [pb]: Edinburgh & Leith]; Edinburgh Library YDA 1828.824 [42934, G.8856], NLS RBS.1.79.122, EMS.p.15 [photo] [1824: in Views of the principal buildings &c in the city of Edinbugh, pb Waugh & Innes: CW27c]; Edinburgh Library, NLS [1828: in City Directory, or Strangers Guide, pb Hunter & Smith: CW27d]; Edinburgh Library, NLS EMS.s.63, NLS A.116.b.14 [1828: in Wilson's Memorials: CW27e], Hist.s.93.c [1828: in Robert Chambers, Walks in Edinburgh]; BL 1430.a.13 [1829: Chambers: Walks].
Industry:
glass, timber, misc: Snuff Mill, Pepper Mill.
River and foreshore features:
foreshore, misc: Black Rocks (+ + +) east of Leith.
Gardens:
shown, nurseries
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, riding schools, public halls, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks, insurance offices
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
Freemasons, learned societies, trade and livery company halls
Relief:
slopes shown: Extensive.
Extractive activity:
quarries/pits
Monuments:
Monuments: [Nelson's Monument, Burns M.].
Post and telegraphs:
post offices, misc: Signal Tower.
Miscellaneous transport-related:
Weigh House.
Cemeteries:
shown
Other land-uses & land-cover:
heath/uncultivated
Stated measuerments:
other: Notes on dock accomodation.
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
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