Stirlingshire-Falkirk-1832 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21627

Map Date:

[1832]

Repository reference:

National Library of Scotland, Map Room

Historic county:

Stirlingshire

Town name:

Falkirk

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NS887879

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NS 9581

Map title:

'Falkirk.'

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.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

J. Henshall [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

25.3 x 36.3

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.

Road names:

important roads only: Including some 'district' names written along roads.

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

watermills

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

misc: Washing Green, Well.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough

Known copies of map:

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: NLS map library.

Industry:

bricks/tiles, distilling, engineering, uncertain: Mill, Kilns.

Railways:

industrial tramways/waggonways

Gardens:

nurseries

Service and professional:

banks

Waterbodies:

shown

Miscellaneous service buildings:

[Farm buildings.

Miscellaneous street furniture:

Milestones.

Stated measuerments:

boundary lengths

Ordnance Survey's

1858-9

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560