London-1772 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23254

Map Date:

1772

Repository reference:

Guildhall Library, Pr.Gp.3 k123952x

Town name:

Bossiney, 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, and borough of Southwark, with the new buildings, 1772'.

Scale:

1:14,400*

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

50.2 x 28.7

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Some buildings emphasised but not named. City stippled; elsewhere hatched.

Turnpikes:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs, wharfs

Sanitary and utility information:

water works

Places of Worship:

incompletely shown

Public buildings:

central government

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, mental

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough: [City of London].

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego's no.156: GL Pr.Gp.3, k123952x [DH156].

Industry:

rope walk

Leisure and entertainment:

museums

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

Inns of Court

Waterbodies:

shown

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

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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