Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1826
CBTM:
21865
Map Date:
? 1826
Repository reference:
NLS Bartholomew Archive [brown folder, 'Edinburgh Plans'].
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:
'Edinburgh drawn and engraved for the General Post Office Directory
Scale:
1:7920*
Map-maker:
Lizars [eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
43.2 x 35.2
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces
Buildings:
noticeably generalised: Projected building without infill.
Turnpikes:
shown
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs, misc: [Oil and Portable gas works]; named wells.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, central government, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
deaf & dumb, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, orphanages, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
CW36: Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.826 [44257, D.36191], YDA 1834.826 (YDA 1828.826) [8709], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards] [1826-7-8: CW36a], NLS NB 37 [1826, 1827, 1828]; NLS Bartholomew Archive [brown folder, 'Edinburgh Plans'] [?1826]; RSGS '351(1)' [1826.c]; RSGS '347' [1827-8.c]; Edinburgh Library YDA 1834.829 (YDA 1828.829) [8709], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1829-30: pb C. Thomson: CW36b]; Edinburgh Library xYDA 1828 [1830-1: CW36d]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.832 [44263, A.4184, D.36239, G.26229], NLS EMS.s.62, Signet.s.93 [1826/1926: Barts: 254 x 231 mm, c.5.5'']; BL PP.2511.m [1805-44: incomplete run].
Industry:
distilling
Leisure and entertainment:
riding schools, theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
trade and livery company halls
Relief:
prominent hills
Monuments:
Monuments
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Miscellaneous transport-related:
Projected streets, e.g. [George IV Bridge], discreetly superimposed on existing building.
Cemeteries:
shown
Tenement boundaries group:
less built-up parts only
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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