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Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1860

CBTM:
22082
Map Date:
[1860]
Repository reference:
BL 10369.b.36
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:
'Edinburgh.'
Comments on map:
Map 4, f.p.86, in Rev. John M. Wilson, Nelson's hand-book to Scotland: for tourists, London, Edinburgh, New York: T. Nelson, 1860. Style suggests that engraving may be by Bartholomew. Scale is 3.2 inches to 1 mile. Headed 'Fourth division' [of the guide].
Scale:
1:20,000
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
26.2 x 16.5
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Reference system, other: Routes in guide.
Colouring:
water, land-use, other: Public open spaces green, routes in guide red: litho-printed.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, misc: Named well.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police, Parliament, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
deaf & dumb, hospitals, infirmaries, orphanages, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges, observatories
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
misc: Parliamentary boundary.
Known copies of map:
BL 10369.b.36, BOL G.A.Scotl.8o 141 [1860] Edinburgh Library YDA 1832.860 (YDA 1828.860) [G.17116] [1860: in Wilson's Guide book through Edinburgh: CW109b: not checked].
Industry:
distilling, engineering, textiles, abbatoirs, misc: North British Rubber Works.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc, museums, libraries/newsrooms, art galleries
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks, zoological gardens
Service and professional:
banks
Antiquities:
J. Knox's House.
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Relief:
prominent hills
Monuments:
Monuments
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Reference system:
squaring: 0.5-mile.
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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