Forfarshire [Angus]-Arbroath-1832 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21603

Map Date:

[1832]

Repository reference:

National Library of Scotland, Map Room

Historic county:

Forfarshire [Angus]

Town name:

Arbroath

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NO643412

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NO 6138

Map title:

'Aberborthwick or Arbroath.'

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. A standard feature on this and all the Scottish boundary maps [Exeter 21603-21673] is the numbering of points where the boundary changes direction: these are described in the accompanying text.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

Ellis, 61 Gr. Russell Str., Bloomsbury [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

31.5 x 20.0

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, public buildings emphasised

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours

Places of Worship:

cathedral/principal church only

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Education and academic:

observatories

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, boundary markers

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: Angus Archives P31 [formerly at Arbroath Lib], NLS map library; NASc RHP 50 [1848: MS copy].

Industry:

salt, rope walk

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary for location purposes

Miscellaneous street furniture:

Milestone.

Ordnance Survey's

1858

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560