KINGHORN borough/town plan for the REFORM ACT. Scotland, 1832 antique map
Artist/engraver/cartographer: Henry Martin. Printed by Henry Martin. Provenance: "Reports upon the boundaries of the several cities, burghs, and towns in Scotland, in respect to the Election of members to serve in Parliament.", ordered to be printed 29th June 1832. Type: Antique lithographic map with original outline hand colour. This map was published within the 1832 Reform Act for the purposes of showing the proposed electoral borough constituency. At this time, the House of Commons elected members for two types of constituencies: counties, and boroughs (burghs in Scotland). Many of the pre-reform burghs had small electorates which were under the control of rich landowners; the so-called "rotten" or pocket boroughs. Conversely, in the industrial towns and cities which were growing strongly as a result of the industrial revolution, the burgeoning urban populations had become substantially under-represented. The Reform Bill redistributed parliamentary seats, enlarging or disenfranchising rotten boroughs, and recognising the emerging industrial towns. For existing burghs, the maps show the old, unreformed boundaries (in green), and the boundaries of the reformed or new burgh (in red). Parish or townships boundaries are shown on some of the maps in brown. Scotland.
Size: 2518px × 2724px
Location: Scotland
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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