Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Edinburgh-1888 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22019

Map Date:

[1888]

Repository reference:

BL 10370.d.29

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:

'Paterson's plan of Edinburgh'.

Comments on map:

In The tourists' handy guide to Scotland, Edinburgh & London: William Paterson, n.d. [advertisements dated 1888: BM blue RD 6 Jy 88], f.p.[1]. As with the small-scale sectional maps later in the volume, this seems to be an 'independent' production rather than by Bartholomew or Johnston.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

[William Paterson, Edinburgh [pb].]

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

51.3 x 40.5 [close-cropped at sides].

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

transport: Railways and tramways.

Colouring:

roads, water, land-use, other: Parks and open spaces green; some notable buildings in plan are brown. Litho-printed, reasonable quality.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised: More prominent public buildings shown by pictograms.

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, misc: Named wells.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively, (pictorial): Lesser ones in plan: 'Friends Chu' is text only.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks, magazines/arsenals, drill halls

Welfare and charitable:

deaf & dumb, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, orphanages, misc: Asylum.

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

gymnasia, sports grounds

Known copies of map:

NLS NE.19.b.5 [1884: in The tourists handy guide to Scotland]; BL 10370.d.29 [1888: the other maps in this are small-scale sectional maps, which seem to be from larger originals but certainly aren't Bartholomew and don't look to be Johnston]; NLS 1970.21(15) [1890: in the tourists shilling handy guide to Scotland]; CUL Atlas 7.90.275 [in: The tourist's handy guide to Scotland].

Industry:

distilling, engineering, food/drink, textiles, abbatoirs, uncertain, misc: North British Rubber Works, Parkside Works.

Railways:

routes, goods depots, motive power depots, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, museums, art galleries

Parkland:

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

banks

Antiquities:

St Anthony's Chapel.

Waterbodies:

shown, curling ponds

Clubs and societies:

learned societies, trade and livery company halls

Relief:

shown partially

Monuments:

Monuments, (pictorial)

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Reference system:

squaring: 0.5-mile.

Arms and heraldry:

aldermen

Cemeteries:

shown

Street tramways:

routes shown

Stated measuerments:

spot heights: Arthurs Seat, Castle.

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