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Lanarkshire-Glasgow-1827

CBTM:
22102
Map Date:
1827
Repository reference:
GwUL
Historic county:
Lanarkshire
Town name:
Glasgow
Map type:
Utility
Extent of cover:
fragmentary
National grid reference:
NS592652
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NS 5864
Map title:
'... Sketch of the stations of the several watchmen within the Royalty of the City of Glasgow...'
Comments on map:
Recorded from John Moore, The Maps of Glasgow (1996), plate 3. Excludes area south of the Clyde, e.g. Govan and Gorbals.
Scale:
1:9000*
Map-maker:
John Graham, Superintendent of Police [author].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
44.0 x 30.2
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
other: Streets apparently coloured according to police district.
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
police
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
magazines/arsenals
Welfare and charitable:
misc: Asylum.
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Known copies of map:
John Moore's no.31: GwUL, EGM 51 [1827];
Industry:
food/drink
Landowners and occupiers:
industrial owners: [A brewery].
Clubs and societies:
trade and livery company halls
Dedicee of map:
The Honourable Lord Provost, Magistrates and Commissioners of Police.
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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