London-1758
CBTM:
22218
Map Date:
1758
Repository reference:
BOL Gough Westminster 1
Town name:
Belford, 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 map of London, Westminster and Southwark. With ye new buildings to ye year 1758'.
Comments on map:
In The history of London-Bridge from its first foundation in the year 994, to the destruction of the temporary bridge by fire, on the eleventh day of April 1758', London: M. Cooper, 1758, f.p.1. Not quite as coarse as Dodsley [Exeter 22217], but not particularly refined.
Scale:
1:14,080
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
47.0 x 25.5
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Public etc buildings pictorial.
Mills:
windmills, watermills, (pictorial)
Water transport infrastructure:
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
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, town gates, volunteer parade grounds, town walls, (pictorial)
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, workhouses
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Known copies of map:
GL, BOL Gough Westminster 1.
Industry:
food/drink, textiles, timber: [Tenters].
Gardens:
shown
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
Inns of Court
Waterbodies:
shown
Miscellaneous buildings and structures:
Ld Mayors Dog House.
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
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