London-1770
CBTM:
22198
Map Date:
? 1770
Repository reference:
BOL Gough Maps 21, fol 24
Town name:
Beccles, 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:
'The London Directory, or a new & improved plan of London, Westminster, & Southwark; with the adjacent country, the new buildings, the new roads, and the late alterations by opening of new streets, & widening of others.'
Comments on map:
This evidently antedates Darlington & Howgego's no.153(1) of 1770: buildings are numbered, so perhaps this is a proof.
Scale:
1:15,000
Map-maker:
[J. Ellis [eng], John Bowles, 13 Cornhill [pb].]
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
51.0 x 31.8 [map: plate 52.2 x 33.2].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: City is stippled, remainder is hatched.
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
river stairs, wharfs
Sanitary and utility information:
water works, misc: Some named 'wells'.
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established predominates: A few outlying chapels.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, central government, College of Heralds, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, mental
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Known copies of map:
Darlington & Howgego no.153: BOL Gough Maps 21 Fol 24, GL [1771: DH153(1)]; BOL (E)C17:70 London (24) [1775: DH153(2a)]; BL, BOL Gough maps 21 Fol 24B [1779: DH153(2)]; LM [1783: now pb R. Wilkinson: DH153(3)]; PC [1785: DH153(3a)]; Bishopsgate Institute [1793: DH153(3b)]; BL [1795: DH153(4)]; BL [1797: DH153(5)]; BL, Kensington Library [1798: DH153(6)]; BL, CUL Maps.d.17.G.4GL [1799: DH153(7)]; GL [1802: DH153(8)].
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc, museums
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
Inns of Court, Bank of England
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
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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