London-1854

18533

? 1854

University of Exeter Geography Department

Chelsea, Paddington, Stepney, Lambeth, Marylebone, London, Westminster, Southwark, Whitechapel

General Purpose

whole built-up area

TQ320811

TQ 3179

'Davies's new map of the British Metropolis ...'

The fine engraving combined with extensive use of sans-serif lettering enables almost the detail of Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 at half the scale. This copy is dated 1854 on its slip-case: the map includes the new Paddington station.

1:21,120

B.R. Davies [dr, eng], E. Stanford, J. Thomas Davies & Co., A. Newbery [pb].

engraved

89.5 x 64.3

1

roads, water, boundaries, land-use: Parks & cemetries.

generally

royal palaces

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

shown

piers, wharfs

gas works, reservoirs, water works

Anglican/established only: Most are emphasised in black but unnamed.

town hall/administrative, Parliament

jails/reformatories

castles/forts/batteries

almshouses, hospitals

county, borough, misc: County court districts.

H.27, H.30, H.38, H.44, H.86, H.213. H.27: [A] 89 x 63 [H.27A], [B] 91.5 x 91.5, London: Stanford, [H.27A2+,B8+]: CUL Maps.c.71.85.11, Lambeth-Minet 2/1852/M86 (AP 606) [1852: H.27A(1)]; BLML Maps 3480(23), London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [13:10:52: H.27A(2)]; BOL C17:70 London (269) [1852]; BLML Maps 33.a.13 [1853c.: H.27A(3)]; Kensington Library, Suffolk RO [Lowestoft] Grubbe [1854: either 27.A(4) or 27.B(1)]; GL [1858.c: H27A(4a)]; CUL Maps.c.72.85.1, Maps.71.85.8, GL [1858.c: H.27A(5)]; London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1859.c: H.27A(6)]; CUL Maps.C.71.86.5 [1860, 89 x 64 cm: H.27A(6+)]; BLML Maps 33.a.3 [not DH]; GL, Tower Hamlets library map 375 [1862: H.27A(7)]; BL maps 3.b.31, BOL J.Maps 266/2 [1864c.: H.27A(8)]; London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC](L), Kensington Library [1865: H.27A(9)]; Bishopsgate Institute L.18, CUL Maps.c.72.86.6, GL, London Metropolitan Archives Acc.2558/MW/C/31/423 [1866: H.27.A(10)]; Tower Hamlets library map 446 [1867]; London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], East Sussex Record Office Acc.3546, Lambeth-Minet 2/[1869]/M142 (AP628); Tower Hamlets library map 447 [1869: H.27A(11)]; Bishopsgate Institute L.18, CUL Maps.c.72.87.7 [1870: H.27.A(new:11-12)]; GL, Southwark Library Map Cabt 2, Map 224 [1871: H.27.A(12)]; CUL Maps.c.71.87.3 [1872: H.27A(12+)]; London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1874: H.27A(13)]; CUL Maps.c.71.87.7 [1875: H.27A(13+)]; CUL Maps.c.72.87.8 [1877: H.27A(13)]; BLML Maps 3485(98), BOL C17:70 London 275, CUL Maps 72.89.1 [1890: areas granted for elec sply: H.27A(14)]; BL, GL [1894, eccls dists: H.27A(15)]; London Metropolitan Archives Acc.2558/MW/C/31/423 [further unidentified states, c.1866-79]; BOL C17:70 London (328) [1856]; BLML Maps 3480(142), London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1854c.: H.27.B(1)]; BL [1857c.: H.27.B(2)]; BL [1858c.: H.27.B(3)]; London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1859c.: H.27.B(4)]; London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1860c.: H.27.B(5)]; London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC](L), Kensington Library, London Metropolitan Archives MBW 2499(5) [1864.c: H.27.B(6)]; CUL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC](L) [1866.c: H.27.B(7)]; GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC](L) [1869: H.27.B(8)]; Bishopsgate Institute, CUL Maps.c.18.G.139, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC](M), London Metropolitan Archives MBW 2499(6) [1870: H.27.B(9)]; BLML Maps 197.a.49, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1871: H.27.B(10)]; CUL [1872: H.27.B(12)]; London Metropolitan Archives MBW 2499(7) [1873]; CUL [1875: H.27.B(12)]; RGS Eng & Wales S.145 [1877: H.27.B(13)]; GL, TNA [PRO] RAIL 1034/35 [1877: H.27.B(14)]; BL, GL, RGS [1882: H.MI.47]; BLML Maps 3480(247) [1882: H.27.B(15)]; BOL C17:70 London (306); PC [1:3:82: H27B(15a)]; BLML Maps 3479(87) [1883: H.27.B(16)]; BLML Maps 3480(340) [1885: H.27.B(17)]; BLML Maps 3480(341), CUL Maps.xx.18.G.6, Maps.c.18.G.163, Maps.c.18.G.233, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC]Lambeth-Minet 2/1889/M79 (AP 535) [1889: H.27.B(18)]; London Metropolitan Archives TWYS/GEN/1/1, TWYS/GEN/3/1 [1890: A. Bassett Hopkins: map to accompany report on the Tramways of Londonfor L.C.C.; with 1:31,680 extension to Woolwich: not in H.]. H.30: 83 x 57, for Watkins' directory: [? BL 2506vaa] [1852: H.30(1)]; Westminster Archives stack [1853: H.30(new:1-2)]; BL, GL [? BL 2506vaa] [1854: H.30(2)]; [? BL 2506vaa] GL [1855: H.30(3)]. H.38: 71 x 53 [a large part of H.27] [H.38]: Lew.P.L. [1855: H.38(1)]; CUL Maps.d.18.G.56, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1856.c: H.38(2)]; Suffolk RO [Lowestoft] Grubbe. H.44, 89 x 66, for Post Office London Directory: BL, GL [1856: H.44(1)]; BL PP.2505.yb/6, GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], Southwark Library S.C.383 [1856: H.44(2]; BL PP.2505.yb/6, CUL Maps.c.18.G.38 [said to be 68 x 37], London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], Westminster Archives Map Cabt C [1857: H.44(3)]; BL PP.2505.yb/6, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], Southwark Library Map Cabt 2, Map 504 [1858: H.44(4)]. H.86: Samuel Brothers' new map of London, 89 x 62: BLML Maps 3480(326) [H.86]. H.213: 51 x 36, Edward Stanford for Gillig's London guide: BL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [H.213]; BL PP.2508.poc, Hackney Archives V235(S) [extract, for C.W. Brabner, Directory of Hackney]

bricks/tiles, chemicals, engineering, food/drink, metallurgical processing, ship yards, rope walk, furniture/pottery, textiles, uncertain: Wide range of industry shown, especially along the Thames.

routes, named, passenger stations

market gardens

theatres, etc

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

shown

slopes shown

shown

Thames Tunnel.

shown

marsh/wetland