Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1867 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23359

Map Date:

[1867]

Repository reference:

BL 10028.cc.23

Historic county:

Edinburghshire [Midlothian]

Town name:

Aberavon, 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:

In Handbook for travellers in Scotland, London: Murray, 1867, pp 100-1. Seems to be from wood-engraved blocks, like other contemporary town plans in the Murray Handbooks.

Scale:

1:21,120*

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

9.5 x 15.2, 9.7 x 15.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Most buildings which are emphasised (including churches) are not described.

Canals:

shown

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

BL 10028.cc.23 [1867: pp 84-5]; BL 10028.cc.26 [1868: ed 2: pp 90-1].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Parkland:

botanic gardens, public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Relief:

prominent hills

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

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