We have published 3 maps in Dumfriesshire so far, including an important pair of maps for the main town, Dumfries. Here are the details. Further details about individual maps are given on our On-line Mapshop.
Dumfries received a charter as a burgh in 1184, the town having developed at the lowest crossing point on the River Nith. Robert Burns came to live here in 1791 and another author was J M Barrie, who studied at the Academy. During the 19th century it became an important mill town. A suspension bridge was built in the 1870s to help the millworkers get to work, but turnstiles had to be added as the bridge swung from side to side - just like London's Milennium Bridge. It also became a major railway junction. Across the river in Kirkcudbrightshire is Maxwellstown; only a small portion of that is shown here - maybe it deserves a map of its own.
62.08 Annan 1898 - published 1991, intro by Ronald J McLean
The sheetlines are kind to Annan and most of the town is captured on this one map. In 1725 Defoe said the town was "in a state of irrevocable decay" but a century later it was growing, with regular ships to Ireland, an important hiring fair, and some shipbuilding. However, the latter ended as the railway arrived, the latter helping boost its population to over 4,000 by the end of the century. It was also a major educational town - Thomas Carlyle went to the Academy here.
The maps cost just £ 2.25 each. You can now order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and postage costs, see Index Page and Ordering Information Page.
Most maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. For a full list of maps for Scotland, go to the Scotland page
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