Lanarkshire-Glasgow-1832
CBTM:
21631
Map Date:
[1832]
Repository reference:
National Library of Scotland, Map Room
Historic county:
Lanarkshire
Town name:
Glasgow
Map type:
boundaries
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NS592652
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NS 5864
Map title:
'Glasgow'.
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. [No engraver given on this copy: NLS cards attribute it to James Gardner, which seems possible.]
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
[James Gardner [eng].]
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
75.5 x 48.0
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.
Road names:
partly
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Some buildings emphasised but not described.
Turnpikes:
shown
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks
Sanitary and utility information:
water works
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
mental
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough
Known copies of map:
John Moore's no.42. 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: Glasgow City Archives D-TC 13/18, GwUL, MtL, NLS map library [original]; NASc RHP 40078 [2 copies, both with 'for the use of the Sheriff' added in MS to title]; Glasgow City Archives D-TC 13/22A [draft for 1841 police map [M.55]]; MtL EGM 60 [transcript]; NLS Map.m.557.8 [1832/1992.c: Crewe, Historical Discovery].
Industry:
chemicals, distilling, engineering, furniture/pottery, uncertain, misc: Mills, Works, Soda Works: mostly appear in vicinity of boundary.
Railways:
industrial tramways/waggonways
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Waterbodies:
shown
Relief:
shown partially: [One hill].
Extractive activity:
coal, quarries/pits
Monuments:
Monuments, statues: [King Wm Statue, Nelsons Monument, Knox Mont.].
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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