Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1850
CBTM:
22782
Map Date:
1850
Repository reference:
Edinburgh Central Library, Edinburgh Room, fYDA 1828.850 [G.8897]
Historic county:
Edinburghshire [Midlothian]
Town name:
Edinburgh
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
fragmentary
National grid reference:
NT257736
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NT 2770
Map title:
'Plan of Edinburgh'.
Comments on map:
Is one side of card advertising the services of James McKelvie, Western Colliery Company Office. More informative socially and commercially than spatially. Very finely engraved. The reverse is completed in manuscript with prices of various coals in December 1850.
Scale:
1:21,120*
Map-maker:
J. Fairbairn, 41 Geo St, Edinr [eng], James McKelvie, Coal Master, Haymarket, Edinburgh [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
14.7 x 11.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Known copies of map:
CW93: Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.850 [G.8897].
Railways:
routes, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Down sides: six vignettes of monuments and buildings.
Monuments:
Monuments
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Arms and heraldry:
misc: Bottom centre: oval side-portraits of Albert and Victoria, with unicorn, lion and flag supporters.
Retail activity:
publisher of map
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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