London-1736
CBTM:
18681
Map Date:
1736
Repository reference:
BLML Maps *3480 (398)
Town name:
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:
'London surveyed or a new map of the cities of London and Westminster and the borough of Southwark...'
Comments on map:
Similar to Exeter 18674-5, etc, with comprehensive-looking gazeteer of streets, churches, livery halls, etc, etc. The part east of Ratcliff church has noticably lighter building hatching and may be from earlier plates. Fares information for coachmen and watermen.
Scale:
1:6336
Map-maker:
John Bowles [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
191.5 x 58.1
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Buildings
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Public buildings pictorial; City of London stippled; elsewhere hatched.
Mills:
windmills
Water transport infrastructure:
river stairs, wharfs: Numerous; named.
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only, (pictorial): St Pauls is especially large.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, central government
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, town gates, volunteer parade grounds, town walls, (pictorial)
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
cock-fighting, sports grounds, bear-baiting
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Public/administrative boundaries:
Parish, Ward: [Wards in City, parishes elsewhere].
Known copies of map:
DH80: Westminster Archives Basement Ashbridge Ex.O.S. [DH80(1?)]; BLML Maps 3480(49), GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1736: DH80(1)];
Industry:
rope walk, textiles, timber: [Tenters].
Gardens:
shown
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Waterbodies:
shown
Decorative cartouches:
abstract decorative
Clubs and societies:
trade and livery company halls
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
'South prospect' plus six notable buildings, including St Pauls.
Commons:
shown
Symbolic elements:
(1) Cartouche around mapmaker details surrounded by what could be olive leaves; (2) main cartouche has City of London dragons, resting on paws, on either side, scowling at cornucopias of fruit, with barrels and bales nearby; at top, City of London arms are surmounted by two St George's pennants and what appears to be a basket. At bottom are a crowned head, sword and mace, scales (of justice), palatte with brushes, trumpet and pole with two intertwined snakes.
Reference system:
squaring
Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:
Unlike Exeter 18674, etc, there are boats in the river.
Arms and heraldry:
livery companies, royal arms, municipal: [City of London in cartouche; the twelve city livery companies which choose the lord mayor].
Agricultural and animal-keeping:
pounds/pinfolds: [East end of Tyburn road].
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
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