London-1770 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21264

Map Date:

1770

Repository reference:

Southwark Local Studies Library, Map Drawer 2, Map 877, also Map 411

Town name:

Baldock, 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 London Westminster and Southwark with the new buildings to the year 1770.'

Comments on map:

The two maps recorded as Exeter 21264 and 21265 are both very similar, and on the basis of a written description might be taken as one. Exeter 21264 is engraved by Flyn, but has no statement of purpose, and has hatched infill for City of London; Exeter 21265 is said to be engraved for Henry Chamberlain (revised), A new and compleat history...of...London and Westminster, 1770, II, 436, but has no authorship information.

Scale:

1:14,400*

Map-maker:

J. Flyn [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

49.8 x 29.7 [overall: map 49.8 x 27.8].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Building names:

clergy residences, royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Some unnamed emphasised buildings, particularly in City of London.

Turnpikes:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs

Sanitary and utility information:

water works

Places of Worship:

incompletely shown

Public buildings:

customs, central government

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, drill halls

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, misc: Asylum.

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego's no.149: BL, BOL Douce Prints a.53 (5), CUL S474.a.77.1, GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], Tower Hamlets maps 92, 279, 297; Southwark Library Map Draw 3, Map 411; Westminster Archives Ashbridge 61, Map cabt C.

Industry:

engineering, rope walk

Leisure and entertainment:

museums

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground, misc: [Seem to be pleasure-gardens].

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