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Forfarshire [Angus]-Dundee-1877

CBTM:
22773
Map Date:
1877
Repository reference:
National Archives of Scotland RHP 24588
Historic county:
Forfarshire [Angus]
Town name:
Dundee
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NO405302
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NO 4329
Map title:
'Plan of the Burgh of Dundee shewing the wards into which the Burgh is divided. Prepared by William Alexander Town Architect, Dundee, 1877.'
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
William Alexander, Town Architect, Dundee [author], Winter, Duncan & Co. Dundee [lith].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
71.2 x 47.2
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
boundaries
Colouring:
boundaries: Hand-coloured.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Many buildings emphasised but not described.
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, navigation aids, misc: Royal Arch, Crane.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs, water works
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries, mental, orphanages, workhouses
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
recreation grounds
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough, Ward: [Including Parliamentary and Ancient Royalty boundaries].
Known copies of map:
National Archives of Scotland RHP 24588 [1877]; National Archives of Scotland RHP 24579 [1884].
Industry:
engineering, smithing, ship yards, textiles
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa
Parkland:
public parks
Waterbodies:
shown
Extractive activity:
quarries/pits
Cemeteries:
shown
Stated measuerments:
spot heights, other: Dock acreages. Only two spot-heights noticed.
Tenement boundaries group:
less built-up parts only
Ordnance Survey's
1857-8
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1871
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1900-1
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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