Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1860 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21871

Map Date:

? 1860

Repository reference:

NLS Bartholomew Archive [brown folder, 'Edinburgh Plans']

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

Comments on map:

Two copies of undated, untitled map, one marked up in manuscript for substantial addition of buildings. Pulls from copper. Very few building names. An aborted project?

Scale:

1:9600*

Map-maker:

? J. Bartholomew [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

34.8 x 40.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, outside built-up area only

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised: Public buildings shown in outline only.

Canals:

shown

Public buildings:

police

Known copies of map:

NLS Bartholomew Archive [brown folder, 'Edinburgh Plans'].

Railways:

routes

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