City of London-London: Aldersgate-1720 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19394

Map Date:

[1720]

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] Library

Historic county:

City of London

Town name:

London: Aldersgate, St Martins le Grand

Map type:

Ward

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

TQ321817

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

*

Map title:

'Aldersgate Ward and St. Martins le Grand Liberty taken from the last survey, with corrections'.

Comments on map:

In: John Stow, revised John Strype, A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, and the borough of Southwark, 6th edition, London: Innys, etc, 2 vols, 1754-5, Vol I (1754), f.p. 600.

Scale:

1:2520

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

17.7 x 30.3

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: One pictorial house.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial)

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town walls

Public/administrative boundaries:

Ward

Known copies of map:

Ralph Hyde's ward map catalogue, no. 10(2). Strype 1720 (I, bk 3, fp 95) [HW10(1)]; Strype 1754-5 (I, fp 604) [HW10(2)]. [In book form:] BL 1791.d.5, HLL 942.1 [1720]; BL 189.F.10, BOL E 10.31, Douce S.Subt 45, 46, TNA [PRO] Library [open access] [1754-5, ed 6].

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative

Symbolic elements:

Face: above title.

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

shown