Edinburgh--Goad, Charles E.
£1,700
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 3 September 2008 at 12:00 BST
Description
Fire insurance plan of Edinburgh. London: Charles E. Goad, 1892-1941. Key plan [scale 400ft. - 1inch], 24 detailed plans [40ft. - 1 inch] and index sheet, hand coloured in pink, blue, green and yellow, 64 by 53cm
Footnote
Note: The key plan and sheets 2 & 7-8 are dated Feb 1892, sheets 11-14, 17-22 April 1906, sheets 9-10, 15-16B Feb 1926, index Feb 1932, sheets 3-4 Feb 1935, sheet Feb 1941 [uncoloured]. The population is noted as 267,000 in 1892. The key plan outlines sheets 1-10 only, the full length of Princes Street north to Thistle Street. The remaining sheets cover areas to the south including North & South Bridges, the University and the Grassmarket; to the west including the West End, Fountainbridge breweries and Dalry; to the east including Waverley train station. The plans record, in detail, the businesses of both Edinburgh's commercial centre of the New Town and the traditional hub of the city around the Royal Mile and the University. Sheet 5 even includes Lyon & Turnbull at its original position at 54 George Street.