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Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1852

CBTM:
22079
Map Date:
[1852]
Repository reference:
BL 10370.a.29
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:
'Plan of Edinburgh.'
Comments on map:
In Menzies' pocket guide to Edinburgh and its environs, Edinburgh: J. Menzies, 1852 [this copy has advertiements with press reviews of 1853].
Scale:
1:21,120*
Map-maker:
J. Gellatly, Edinr. [eng], John Menzies, Princes St, Edinburgh [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
15.5 x 12.5
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Building names:
royal palaces
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: A few projected buildings without infill.
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
misc: Named well.
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
infirmaries, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
CW49: Edinburgh Library YDA 1832.845 (YDA 1828.845) [3747] [1845]; BL 10370.a.29 [1852]; YDA 1832.863 (YDA 1818.863) [42646].
Industry:
textiles
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Parkland:
public parks, zoological gardens
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Relief:
prominent hills
Monuments:
Monuments
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
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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