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Large Georgian Plan of Glasgow

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Map of the city of Glasgow and suburbs.

Originally published by Mr. Fleming in 1807, surveyed and brought down to May 1821 by David Smith, member of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow.

SMITH, David
Edinburgh,
R. Scott,
1821
Engraved map, dissected and mounted on linen, folding into original brown paper slipcase with red morocco label to spine.
1240 by 1770mm. (48.75 by 69.75 inches).
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David Smith (fl.1803-1854) was a Scottish surveyer and mapmaker who made several maps of Glasgow charting the city's expansion. His self-description as a member of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow asserts his position within the city's intellectual elite: founded in 1802, the Society gathered to discuss philosophical and scientific issues, a typical Scottish Enlightenment institution.

Smith used a six sheet map by M.P. Fleming, published in 1807, as the basis...