Perthshire-Perth-1838 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21703

Map Date:

? 1838

Repository reference:

NLS MS.5859 no.41

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:

'Plan of Perth.'

Comments on map:

A close copy of Reid, 1809 [Exeter 21704]. Dated c.1838 in NLS cards; attributed to J. Morison, jr.

Scale:

1:4008

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

33.5 x 50.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

misc: Coal Shore, Lime Shore.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

barracks

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, infirmaries

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses

Woodland:

shown, orchards

Known copies of map:

NLS MS.5859, no.41 [1838]; NLS MS.5859, no.42, 43 [1846.c].

Industry:

engineering

Parkland:

public parks

Antiquities:

Greyfriars.

Waterbodies:

shown

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Top left: County Buildings, Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary. Bottom left: St Leonard's Church.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1859-60

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1900

1:2500

1:10,560