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Wigtownshire-Stranraer-1832

CBTM:
21669
Map Date:
[1832]
Repository reference:
National Library of Scotland, Map Room
Historic county:
Wigtownshire
Town name:
Stranraer
Map type:
boundaries
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NX059608
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NX 0357
Map title:
'Stranraer.'
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. Gardner [eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
25.0 x 17.0
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
watermills
Water transport infrastructure:
piers
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Markets and exchanges:
markets
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 [original]; Dumfries, Ewart Library [photocopy].
Industry:
distilling
River and foreshore features:
foreshore, foreshore material specified
Waterbodies:
shown
Stated measuerments:
boundary lengths
Ordnance Survey's
1846-7
1:1056
1:10,560
1862.c
1:1056
1893
1:1056
1:10,560
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