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Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1852

CBTM:
22487
Map Date:
[1852]
Repository reference:
BL 10370.a.42
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:
'Edimbourg'.
Comments on map:
In Adolphe Joanne, Itineraire descriptif et historique de l'Ecosse, Pais: Maison, 1852, f.p. 48.
Scale:
1:10,000*
Map-maker:
Regnier et Dourdet, 8 Passage Ste Marie, (Rue de Bac) [eng], Gratia [lith], L. Maison, Editeur, Paris [pb]. Taken from a source which includes the projected building around Leith Walk, etc. Some text in French, e.g. 'Colonnes Basaltiques' on Arthur's Seat.
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
27.0 x 26.3
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised: Both buildings are back yards, etc, are hatched.
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
misc: Named Well.
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges, observatories
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
BL 10370.a.42 [in Adolphe Joanne, Itineraire descriptif et historique de l'Ecosse].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks
Relief:
prominent hills: With rock-drawing.
Monuments:
Monuments
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Reference system:
squaring: About 2.33 cm or 0.92 inch.
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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