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Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1851

CBTM:
21869
Map Date:
? 1851
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:
'Edinburgh & Leith by G.H. Swanston.'
Comments on map:
Substantial extrusions at top to left and right. Possibly pre-publication proof: no scale. Very fine lettering; practically illegible withour magnification.
Scale:
1:31,680*
Map-maker:
G.H. Swanston [author].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
14-16.5 x 22.3-22.7.
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, piers
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries: [Castle, Fort, Martello Tower].
Welfare and charitable:
deaf & dumb, hospitals, workhouses, misc: Ho of Refuge.
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Known copies of map:
CW99: Edinburgh Library fYDA 1828.852 [G.8903], NLS A.115.d [1851]; NLS Bartholomew Archive [brown folder, 'Edinburgh Plans'] [?1851]; NLS E.118.a.14 [1852]; BL Maps 42.f.7 or 10003.v.3 [?1860: 7 vols].
Industry:
distilling, misc: Carpet Factory.
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations
River and foreshore features:
foreshore
Gardens:
misc: Experimental Gardens.
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks
Service and professional:
banks
Antiquities:
St Anthony Chapel.
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Relief:
prominent hills
Monuments:
Monuments, statues
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Cemeteries:
shown
Miscellaneous religious group:
Convent.
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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