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Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1847

CBTM:
21868
Map Date:
? 1847
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:
'Black's plan of the City of Edinburgh drawn & engraved by George H. Swanston.'
Comments on map:
Some buildings well outside border on west side.
Scale:
1:12,000
Map-maker:
George H. Swanston [dr, eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
37.7 x 27.2
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, misc: Named well.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police, central government, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, misc.: Depot.
Welfare and charitable:
deaf & dumb, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Known copies of map:
CW52: BLML Maps 8735 (1), BL 10369.c.13, Edinburgh Library YDA 1832.848 (YDA 1828.847) [G.645], NLS NE.11.e.27, RSGS '359' [I-11] [1847: in Black's Guide through Edinburgh]; NLS Bartholomew Archive [brown folder, 'Edinburgh Plans'] [?1847]; BL 10369.aa.17 [1848: ibid]; fYDA 1828.849 [G.17288] [1849]; Edinburgh Library YDA 1832.858 [G.37252] [1858: ed.10].
Industry:
distilling, textiles
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations
Gardens:
misc: Experimental Gardens.
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc, misc: Panorama.
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks, zoological gardens
Service and professional:
banks
Antiquities:
St Anthony's Chapel.
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies, trade and livery company halls, unspecified
Relief:
prominent hills
Monuments:
Monuments, statues
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
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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