Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1854
CBTM:
23141
Map Date:
1854
Repository reference:
Royal Scottish Geographical Society [map '364']
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:
'David Doull & Co.'s Strangers guide through Edinburgh. 1854.'
Comments on map:
[There appears to be advertising on the back, but this copy is stuck down on board.]
Scale:
1:10,560*
Map-maker:
Jas. Turner & Co., Lith., Edinr. [lith], David Doull & Co., 74 Princes St [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
21.2 x 13.8
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: What may be projected building is shown without infill.
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
CW103: RSGS '364' [CW103].
Railways:
routes, passenger stations: Outer fences only.
Leisure and entertainment:
riding schools, public halls, theatres, etc, art galleries
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies, unspecified
Relief:
prominent hills
Monuments:
Monuments
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Cemeteries:
shown
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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