London-1666 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19515

Map Date:

? 1666

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 3480 (35)

Town name:

Abernethy, London, Westminster, Southwark

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ320811

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3181

Map title:

'Platte grondt der stadt Londen met de aenwysinghe hoe die afgebrandt is.'

Comments on map:

Text on map proper and names in English, but gazetteer of churches endeavours to render them in Dutch; below map is letterpress text in Dutch, French and English, 'A true pourtraict with a brief description of that deplorable fire of London, befallen the 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 Sept. 1666.' Evidently from an English original: the trilingual text is explained by the statement that 'Divers Strangers, Dutch and French were, during the fire, apprehended, upon suspicion that they contributed mischievously to it, who are all imprisoned...'

Scale:

1:12,672*

Map-maker:

Ian Kraalinge, Calverstraet, Amsterdam [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

50.7 x 58.5 [overall; map 50.2 x 34.0 maximum].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: By hatching, which is omitted in the burnt area, though the churches are indicated.

Mills:

windmills, (pictorial)

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town gates, town walls, (pictorial)

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

bear-baiting

Woodland:

orchards

Known copies of map:

DH16: GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [DH16(1)]; BLML K.Top.20.22 [DH16(2)]; BLML Maps 3480(35), GL [DH16(3)].

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Untitled view of the fire from imaginary viewpoint above Southwark; rather a genteel-looking conflagration. This state also has 'Nieu modell om de afgebrande stadt London de herbouwen', characterised by grid layout and four square squares.

Crosses:

cross, (pictorial): [Charing Cross].

Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:

Pictorial boats and shipping in river.

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

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