Forfarshire [Angus]-Arbroath-1822
CBTM:
22031
Map Date:
1822
Repository reference:
BLML Maps C.21.e.4
Historic county:
Forfarshire [Angus]
Town name:
Arbroath
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NO643412
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NO 6138
Map title:
'Plan of the town of Arbroath from actual survey by John Wood Edinr 1822.'
Comments on map:
Included in John Wood's town atlas. Scale is of Scots chains of 74 ft 1 in; the 'decorations' are uncharacteristic of Wood. note of population in 1821 at bottom.
Scale:
1:3552
Map-maker:
John Wood [sv], T. Clerk [eng], Arbroath, 1 North Bridge Edinr. [sell].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
63.0 x 52.5
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
partly
Buildings:
shown, public buildings emphasised
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
(unspecified type)
Water transport infrastructure:
harbours, quays
Sanitary and utility information:
misc: Wells.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Education and academic:
schools, observatories
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Public/administrative boundaries:
uncertain: Pecked lines.
Known copies of map:
Angus Archives P75 [formerly at Arbroath Lib: 3 copies], National Archives of Scotland RHP 3242; BLML Maps C.21.e.4 [no watermark], CUL Atlas.2.81.11, NLS EU.31.W [in 1828 Atlas]; NLS [website].
Industry:
salt, bricks/tiles, rope walk, textiles, timber, abbatoirs, uncertain: Mills.
Antiquities:
Abbey Church in Ruins [but hatched infill nonetheless].
Landowners and occupiers:
owners shown incompletely: [Mostly outlying owners only].
Clubs and societies:
trade and livery company halls
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top left: small oval with Arbroath Abbey ruins.
Relief:
prominent hills
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:
Small two-masted vessel in sea.
Arms and heraldry:
municipal: [On left].
Miscellaneous street furniture:
Milestone.
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Tenement boundaries group:
intersections with frontages only
Ordnance Survey's
1858
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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