Wigtownshire-Wigtown-1832 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21673

Map Date:

[1832]

Repository reference:

National Library of Scotland, Map Room

Historic county:

Wigtownshire

Town name:

Wigtown

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NX434553

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NX 4260

Map title:

'Wigton.'

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]:

20.0 x 20.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

boundaries: Outer boundary hand-coloured.

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Markets and exchanges:

misc: Cross.

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

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary for location purposes: [One house near boundary].

Stated measuerments:

boundary lengths

Ordnance Survey's

1848

1:1056

1:10,560

1894

1:1056

1:2500

1:10,560