Fife-Burntisland-1832 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21610

Map Date:

[1832]

Repository reference:

National Library of Scotland, Map Room

Historic county:

Fife

Town name:

Burntisland

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NT233857

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NT 2290

Map title:

'Burnt-island'.

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. [No engraver given on this copy: not very refined.]

Scale:

1:10,560

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

22.0 x 17.0

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.

Road names:

important roads only

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

watermills

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, harbours, piers

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries: [Castle, Fort].

Education and academic:

schools

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.

Industry:

distilling

River and foreshore features:

foreshore

Relief:

prominent hills

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Stated measuerments:

boundary lengths

Ordnance Survey's

1854

1:10,560

1894

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560