City of London-London: Castle Baynard Ward-1794 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18369

Map Date:

1794

Repository reference:

BLML [Crace Maps 8.27]

Historic county:

City of London

Town name:

London: Castle Baynard Ward

Map type:

Ward

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

TQ319810

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3281

Map title:

'Castle-Baynard Ward A new survey 1794'.

Comments on map:

Hyde (1999) ascribes it to John Luffman. The style of lettering suggests that it is a considerably later copy.

Scale:

1:1800

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

37.8 x 33.5

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries: Notes bottom right that ward boundary has been mapped with 'minute exactness'.

Colouring:

Buildings, boundaries: Buildings grey.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs, wharfs: Including steps to river flanking Blackfriars Bridge.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: St Pauls Cathedral shown in plan.

Public buildings:

College of Heralds

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Public/administrative boundaries:

Ward

Known copies of map:

Ralph Hyde's ward map catalogue, no.49: BL (Crace Maps 8.27) [original]; [1999: reduced copy in Ralph Hyde, Ward maps of the City of London, London Topographical Society, 1999] [HW49].

Gardens:

shown

Service and professional:

Inns of Court: [Doctors Commons].

Borders:

decorative

Arms and heraldry:

municipal: [City of London].