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Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1834

CBTM:
21866
Map Date:
1834
Repository reference:
NLS Bartholomew Archive [brown folder, 'Edinburgh Plans'].
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. From the best authorities. Engraved expressly for the Letter Carriers Directory, by W.H. Lizars. 1834.'
Scale:
1:10,800
Map-maker:
W.H. Lizars [author].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
40.5 x 54.3
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
outside built-up area only
Building names:
royal palaces, outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Some not identified on 1834 version. Only a few buildings are shown without infill: most of the projected buildings usual on maps of this period, notably the 'Playfair proposal' on either side of Leith Walk, are not shown.
Turnpikes:
shown
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, piers
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
deaf & dumb, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, orphanages, workhouses, misc: Watson's Institution, Trinity Ho.
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories: [Royal Observatory].
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
CUL Maps.c.138.83.2, Edinburgh Library YDA 1834.834 (YDA 1828.834) [G.18985], fYDA 1828.835 [D.36233], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37, NLS Bartholomew Archive [brown folder, 'Edinburgh Plans'] [1834: in PO Annual Directory: CW44a]; Edinburgh Library YDA 1834.835 (YDA 1828.835) [8709, 42299], fYDA 1828.836 [G.18975], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1835: CW44b]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.837 [A.4696, D.36167, D.36179], YDA 1834.838 (YDA 1828.838) [8709], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards] [1837-40: CW44c], NLS NB 37 [1837/38/39]; Edinburgh Library YDA 1834.840 (YDA 1828.840) [42307] [in Post Office directory, 1840-1: CW44c]; Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards] [1840]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.841 [G.8884], YDA 1834.841 (YDA 1828.841) [8709], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1841: CW44d]; Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1842]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.843 [D.36153], YDA 1834.843 (YDA 1828.843) [8709], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards] [1843-44: CW44e], NLS NB 37 [1843], NLS NB 37 [1844]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.845 [42526.1, 42526.2], YDA 1834.845 (1828.845) [8709] [1845: CW44f]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.846 [D.36221], YDA 1834.846 (YDA 1828.846) [8709], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1846: CW44g]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.848 [92693], YDA 1834.847 (YDA 1828.847) [8709], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards] [1847-49: CW44h], NLS NB 37 [1847]; Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1848]; NLS NB 37 [1849]; Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1850]; Edinburgh Library YDA 1834.852 (YDA 1828.852) [8709] [CW44i], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1851]; NLS NB 37 [1852]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.853 [44311] [CW44i], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1853]; NLS NB 37 [1854]; Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1855]; Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1856]; NLS NB 37 [1857]; Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37 [1858]; Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.859 [44312.3], YDA 1834.859 (YDA 1828.859) [8709] [CW44j], Edinburgh Library [copy on aperture cards], NLS NB 37, Map.24.d.5.1 [1859]; BL PP.2511.m [1834-5 definitely has map: incomplete run to 1844]. [Edinburgh Library xYDA 1828 appears to contain extra copies of most of those listed above in the Edinburgh Library collection.].
Industry:
distilling, glass, uncertain: Mills.
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named
Gardens:
horticultural gardens, nurseries: [Horticultural Society's Garden].
Leisure and entertainment:
riding schools, theatres, etc, misc: Diorama.
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies, trade and livery company halls
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top left, on its side: Map of the county of Midlothian ten miles round Edinburgh and Leith, about 1:190,080.
Relief:
prominent hills
Monuments:
Monuments, statues
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
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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