Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1881 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22895

Map Date:

[1881]

Repository reference:

Cambridge University Library Atlas 5.88.3

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:

'Plan of the city of Edinburgh.'

Comments on map:

Plate 21 in Vol.II of Letts Popular Atlas, London: Letts, 1881. This may possibly be W. & A.K. Johnston work, but the London (pll 7-8) and Liverpool (pl 10) maps seem to be Philip. It seems to be an old plate of high quality, reused.

Scale:

1:7920

Map-maker:

Letts Son & Co. Limited, London [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

41.0 x 34.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries, transport: Bus and tram routes.

Colouring:

boundaries, transport.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs, misc: Named wells, Public Wash Ho.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

deaf & dumb, hospitals, infirmaries, orphanages

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges, observatories

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish

Known copies of map:

BL Maps 43.d.25 [4 vols], CUL [under World-atlas-general-1881].

Industry:

distilling, textiles

Railways:

routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

shown, nurseries

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, museums

Parkland:

botanic gardens, public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

banks

Antiquities:

Town Wall built in 1513.

Road transport:

coach office, bus routes: Coach Yd. Bus routes coloured.

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

Freemasons

Relief:

prominent hills

Monuments:

Monuments, statues

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Reference system:

distance circles: 0.235-mile circles from General Post Office.

Cemeteries:

shown

Street tramways:

routes shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Tenement boundaries group:

less built-up parts only

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