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Edinburghshire [Midlothian]-Leith-1820

CBTM:
22023
Map Date:
1820
Repository reference:
BL 010370.p.25
Historic county:
Edinburghshire [Midlothian]
Town name:
Leith
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NT272762
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NT 2770
Comments on map:
In The new picture of Edinburgh, being an accurate guide to the city & environs..., Edinburgh: William Whyte, London: Longman, n.d. [dated by BL 1820], f.p. 189. Centre top is 'Engraved for New Picture of Edinr.'. Some states of plate are engraved by D. Lizars. Some features are evident additions, e.g. 'Proposed New Street'.
Scale:
1:9000*
Map-maker:
[William Whyte, Edinburgh [pb].]
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
27.3 x 20.3
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
windmills, watermills: 'Old Wind Mill formerly a Bastion'.
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, harbours, naval dockyards, misc: Flag House.
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, misc: Trinity House.
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
BOL G.A.Scotl 8o 147, Edinburgh Library YDA 1832.818 [42657] [1818], YDA 1832.819 [42649] [1819], NLS A.116.f [1816, 1819, 1820], RSGS '338' [1820].
Industry:
engineering, glass, ship yards, timber, misc: Marble Yd; numbered glass houses.
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks
Landowners and occupiers:
fragmentary owners: [One owner only].
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:
Pictorial ship in sea, top right.
Cemeteries:
shown
Stated measuerments:
other: Dock dimensions and accommodation.
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