London-1744 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22217

Map Date:

[1744]

Repository reference:

BOL Gough Gen. Top. 321

Town name:

Beith, 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:

'A plan of the cities of London and Westminster with the borough of Southwark.'

Comments on map:

In The geography of England, done in the manner of Gordon's geographical grammar..., London: R. Dodsley, 1744, f.p. 109. 'Page 109', top left, outside neatline. Characteristically unrefined pre-Rocque concoction: pictorial buildings, e.g. city churches, often very rough and cursory.

Scale:

1:18,000*

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

40.8 x 21.3

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Public buildings pictorial: stipple infill within city liberties, hatched elsewhere.

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs, wharfs

Sanitary and utility information:

conduits, misc: [A few named conduits], Spring Water House.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial)

Public buildings:

central government

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town gates, volunteer parade grounds, town walls, (pictorial)

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, mental, workhouses

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

liberty

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego no.92: Bishopsgate Institute, BOL Gough Gen Top 321, GL, RGS Library [DH92].

Industry:

food/drink, textiles, timber: [Tenters].

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

Inns of Court

Waterbodies:

shown

Miscellaneous transport-related:

Westminster Bridge shown pictorially, in wooden form.

Miscellaneous buildings and structures:

Ld Mayors Dogg H.

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

out-of-town inns only

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