Elginshire [Morayshire]-Forres-1832 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21629

Map Date:

[1832]

Repository reference:

National Library of Scotland, Map Room

Historic county:

Elginshire [Morayshire]

Town name:

Forres

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NJ038590

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NJ 0460

Map title:

'Forres'.

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 five numbered buildings in the town centre.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

J. Henshall [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

26.5 x 21.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.

Road names:

partly

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

watermills

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Welfare and charitable:

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.

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Antiquities:

Old Castle in Ruins.

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown incompletely: [Seem to be larger owners].

Relief:

prominent hills

Monuments:

Monuments: [Nelson's Monument].

Ordnance Survey's

1869

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560