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.



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published 1990, introduction by Graham Roberts
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.



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published 1990, intro by Helen McArthur

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