Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1828 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21724

Map Date:

1828

Repository reference:

NLS EMS.s.106A

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:

'Hamilton's plan of the City of Edinburgh and its vicinity 1828.'

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

D. Lizars, 5 St David St, Edinburgh [sell].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

36.2 x 29.3 [map: 53.3 x 44.2 overall].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Those without infill, notably either side of Leith Walk, are projected rather than accomplished.

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, misc: Watering Stone, Washing House, named wells; [Oil and Portable gas works].

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:

hospitals, mental, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges, observatories

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

CW46. RSGS '341(1)', '341(2)', '341(3)' ['altered to 1823']; BOL C18:45 Edinburgh f.2, CUL Maps.c.138.82.3, Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.827 [G.8885], NLS EMS.p.81 [1827: Hamilton's plan]; Edinburgh Library, NLS EMS.s.106A [1828: pb Lizars]; Edinburgh Library [1836: Hunter's Plan]; NLS EMS.b.2.126 [1837: Hunter's Plan, corr to 1:5:37].

Industry:

distilling, food/drink, rope walk

Gardens:

shown, physic gardens

Leisure and entertainment:

riding schools, public halls

Parkland:

botanic gardens, private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

shown

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

trade and livery company halls

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Bottom right of mapped area: Plan of the environs of Edinburgh, about 1:253,440; round map: eighteen views of notable buildings.

Relief:

prominent hills, cliffs

Monuments:

Monuments

Map material:

non-tracing textile: This copy is printed on silk.

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