Lanarkshire-Glasgow-1860 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22083

Map Date:

[1860]

Repository reference:

BL 10369.b.36

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:

'Glasgow.'

Comments on map:

Map 7, f.p.177, in Rev. John M. Wilson, Nelson's hand-book to Scotland: for tourists, London, Edinburgh, New York: T. Nelson, 1860. Headed 'Seventh Division' [of the guide]. Style suggests that engraving may be by Bartholomew. Scale is 2.33 inches to 1 mile, 1:27,190.

Scale:

1:27,190

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

25.3 x 16.2

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

Reference system, other: Routes in guide.

Colouring:

water, land-use, other: Public open spaces green, routes in guide red: litho-printed.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised: The majority of buildings emphasised are not described.

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, harbours

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

incompletely shown

Welfare and charitable:

blind, hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses, misc: House of Refuge.

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

John Moore's no.85: BL 10369.b.36, BOL G.A.Scotl.8o 141, NLS.

Industry:

chemicals, engineering, uncertain: Works.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc, museums

Parkland:

botanic gardens, private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Monuments:

Monuments

Reference system:

squaring: 0.5-mile.

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1857-8

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1892-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560