Fife-Inverkeithing-1832 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21637

Map Date:

[1832]

Repository reference:

National Library of Scotland, Map Room

Historic county:

Fife

Town name:

Inverkeithing

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NT130830

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NT 1281

Map title:

'Inverkeithing.'

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.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

J. Gardner [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

21.0 x 25.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.

Road names:

important roads only

Building names:

clergy residences, fragmentary

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Turnpikes:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours

Sanitary and utility information:

misc: Named wells.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

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:

salt, distilling, engineering, furniture/pottery, misc: Magnesia Works.

Railways:

industrial tramways/waggonways

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary for location purposes

Relief:

shown partially, cliffs: [Small hill for flagstaff].

Post and telegraphs:

flagstaff: [Flag Staff, on small hill].

Stated measuerments:

boundary lengths

Ordnance Survey's

1853

1:10,560

1894-5

1:2500

1:10,560