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London-1765

CBTM:
22287
Map Date:
1765
Repository reference:
BL 796.h.4
Town name:
Bermondsey, 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 new and correct plan of the cities & suburbs of London & Westminster & borough of Southwark, with the country adjacent, the new buildings roads &c. to the year 1765 from a late survey.'
Comments on map:
F.p. 97 in The geography and history of England, London: Dodsley, 1765: 'Top face page 97', top right.
Scale:
1:14,080*
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
49.0 x 29.2
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Stipple infill within city liberties, hatched infill elsewhere; numerous buildings emphasised but unnamed.
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, river stairs, wharfs
Sanitary and utility information:
water works, misc: New River Head, Sadlers Wells.
Places of Worship:
principal Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
customs, central government
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, misc: Asylum.
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
liberty: [Indicated by building infill].
Known copies of map:
Darlington & Howgego no.134: BL 796.h.4, 797.g.28, G.3171, BOL Gough Gen Top 182 [in The geography & history of England, fp 97] [DH134].
Industry:
engineering
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
museums
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
Inns of Court
Landowners and occupiers:
notable residents
Waterbodies:
shown
Commons:
shown
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
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