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Lanarkshire-Glasgow-1801

CBTM:
22939
Map Date:
? 1801
Repository reference:
Glasgow, Mitchell Library, local studies, EGM 35
Historic county:
Lanarkshire
Town name:
Glasgow
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NS592652
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NS 5864
Map title:
'A plan of the City of Glasgow from actual survey.'
Scale:
1:12,672
Map-maker:
R. Scott Sct. [eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
27.2 x 17.0
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Buildings
Road names:
partly: Unclear if unnamed streets are recent, projected, or 'cartographic silence', especially south of the river.
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
misc: Broomielaw.
Sanitary and utility information:
misc: Washing house.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
police: [Guard House].
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
markets, misc: Tontine.
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
John Moore's no.13: BL PP.2511.hb, Mitchell Library, EGM 35 [in W. McFeat [pb], Glasgow Directory] [M.13].
Industry:
rope walk, abbatoirs
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks: With Sepentine Walks.
Decorative cartouches:
pictorial 'realistic': Title on leafy ground, with two men working in front: behind is bridge and river with sailing vessels.
Clubs and societies:
trade and livery company halls
Relief:
prominent hills
Miscellaneous transport-related:
Weigh house.
Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:
Pictorial shipping alongside Broomielaw.
Ordnance Survey's
1857-8
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1892-4
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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