Lanarkshire-Glasgow-1808
CBTM:
21698
Map Date:
20.4.1808
Repository reference:
NLS Stevenson Deposit [Parcel 3, no. 10]
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:
'Map of the city of Glasgow and suburbs Reduced from the same in six sheets from actual survey by P. Fleming.'
Comments on map:
Extensive reference below map which lists numerous buildings and industrial premises with streets, though far fewer (and no industry) are indicated in situ on the map. For David A. Laurie, ...A project...in the Gorbals, 1810.
Scale:
1:10,800
Map-maker:
R. Scott [eng], P. Fleming, Glasgow [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
40.5 x 26.0 [map: 40.5 x 36.0 overall; plate 43.2 x 38.2].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly: 'Building Ground' streets, especially on the Blythswood estate, mostly not named.
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Light-hatched buildings on Building Ground are presumably fictitious.
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
quays
Sanitary and utility information:
water works, misc: Washing House, named well.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, misc: Humane Society's House. Some of the hospitals are evidently almshouses.
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
BL 1609/461, GwUL, NLS A.115.c.15, NLS Stevenson Deposit [parcel 3, no.10] [original]; NLS EMS.p.33 [photo]; NLS EMS.b.1.72 [1821]; CUL P690.c.31.36, NLS Alex.I.3 [1921: Johnston, in SGM].
Industry:
textiles: [Bleaching Field].
Gardens:
nurseries
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, riding schools, public halls, theatres, etc, museums
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Landowners and occupiers:
fragmentary owners: [A few large owners].
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies, trade and livery company halls
Extractive activity:
quarries/pits
Miscellaneous transport-related:
Weigh House.
Crosses:
multiple crosses: [Nelson's Monument].
Cemeteries:
shown
Tenement boundaries group:
less built-up parts only
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