Perthshire-Perth-1837 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22920

Map Date:

? 1837

Repository reference:

Perth, A.K. Bell Library, Local Studies, Map Chest

Historic county:

Perthshire

Town name:

Perth

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NO119236

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NO 1221

Map title:

'Perth drawn & lithographed for the Perth Directory.'

Comments on map:

Exeter 22915-22917 and 22920-22921 are very similar in content. The earlier may be the original for Nichol, 1841 [Exeter 21792]. This one is dated '1837-8' in manuscript below the title, in a 19th century-looking hand.

Scale:

1:3600*

Map-maker:

W. & J. Chalmers [?: ? lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

36.8 x 49.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

misc: Coal Shore, Lime Shore.

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, infirmaries

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

Perth, A.K. Bell Library, Local Studies, Map Chest.

Industry:

engineering

Gardens:

shown: [Larger ones: indicated by 'paths'].

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc

Parkland:

public parks

Waterbodies:

shown, curling ponds

Cemeteries:

shown

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1859-60

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1900

1:2500

1:10,560