Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1825
CBTM:
21767
Map Date:
? 1825
Repository reference:
NLS EMS.p.35
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
Comments on map:
Recorded from photo: dimensions and date from NLS list. It seems a curious production in view of the Kirkwood map [Exeter 21679], which could have been extended in manuscript. No fields, and built-up area more generalised than justified by the scale. Includes west part of 'Village of Portobello'.
Scale:
1:4200
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
218 x 215
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
'standard' colour scheme
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, quays, navigation aids
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries, magazines/arsenals: [Castle, Battery].
Welfare and charitable:
deaf & dumb, hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses, misc: The usual numerous 'hospitals'; Trinity House.
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Known copies of map:
Edinburgh City Archives 6 [original]; NLS EMS.p.35 [photo].
Industry:
bricks/tiles, distilling, misc: Distillery: many industrial premises suggested in plan (e.g. glass works at Leith) but not named.
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls
Waterbodies:
shown
Relief:
shown partially: [Castle rock only].
Monuments:
Monuments: [Nelson Mont.].
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Reference system:
distance circles: 0.25-mile circles.
Stated measuerments:
other: Furlong and mile distances along roads: cf Kirkwood.
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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