Elginshire [Morayshire]-Elgin-1832
CBTM:
21626
Map Date:
[1832]
Repository reference:
National Library of Scotland, Map Room
Historic county:
Elginshire [Morayshire]
Town name:
Elgin
Map type:
boundaries
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NJ217628
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NJ 2366
Map title:
'Elgin.'
Comments on map:
Included in Reports upon the boundaries of the several cities, burghs, and towns in Scotland, in respect to the election of members to serve in Parliament, British Parliamentary Papers (House of Commons series) 1831-2 (408) XLII.1. There is a 'Reference' to six numbered buildings in the town centre.
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
J. Henshall [eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
32.0 x 26.8
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.
Road names:
important roads only
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
(unspecified type)
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, misc: Anderson's Institution.
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough
Known copies of map:
Originally printed for Reports upon the boundaries of the several cities, burghs, and towns in Scotland, in respect to the election of members to serve in Parliament, British Parliamentary Papers (House of Commons series) 1831-2 (408) XLII.1. 'Independent' copies noted: NLS map library, Elgin Public Library.
Industry:
lime/cement, textiles: [Bleachfield].
River and foreshore features:
old river courses: [Supposed former Course of the Lossie].
Gardens:
nurseries
Landowners and occupiers:
fragmentary owners
Relief:
shown partially: [Isolated hills].
Crosses:
cross, named: [Little Cross].
Miscellaneous buildings and structures:
The Order Pot (small circle).
Residual industrial land-use and waste:
relict industry: Old Mills.
Ordnance Survey's
1868
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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