London-1770 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23488

Map Date:

1770

Repository reference:

London Metropolitan Archives SC/PM/XX/02/34

Town name:

Abbotsbury, Lambeth, London, Westminster, Southwark

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ230811

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3181

Map title:

'Accurater plan der stadt London nebst Westminster, Southwark und den neu angebaueten haeusern vom fahr 1767.'

Comments on map:

Map has '1770' bottom left. Anglo-German glossary below map area: map text in English. This copy looks as though extracted from a book.

Scale:

1:14,400*

Map-maker:

F.G. Berger, Berolini [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

48.8 x 31.5 [overall: map 48.8 x 28.0].

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: City stippled, rest hatched. Some buildings solid black, but unnamed.

Turnpikes:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs, wharfs

Sanitary and utility information:

water works

Places of Worship:

principal Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

central government

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

volunteer parade grounds

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, deaf & dumb, hospitals, orphanages

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough: [City of London: indicated by building-infill].

Known copies of map:

London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] SC/PM/XX/02/34.

Industry:

rope walk

Leisure and entertainment:

museums

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

Inns of Court

Waterbodies:

shown

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1868-1876

1:1056

1:2500

1:10,560

1894-7

1:1056

1:2500

1:10,560

1848-51

1:1056

1:5280

1:10,560

Skeleton survey