London-1772 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22284

Map Date:

1772

Repository reference:

BL 1786.d.8

Town name:

Berkeley, 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 plan of London, Westminster and Southwark engraved for Noorthouck's History of London. 1772.'

Comments on map:

In John Noorthouck, A new history of London, London: Baldwin, 1773, f.p. 527. Looks rather similar to Dodsley, 1761 [Exeter 22283].

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

Ashby [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

68.5 x 41.7

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only: Including Queen's Library.

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, building infill omitted, public buildings emphasised: Many emphasised buildings are unnamed.

Turnpikes:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs, wharfs

Sanitary and utility information:

misc: New River Head, several named wells.

Places of Worship:

principal Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

customs, central government, Parliament

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Public/administrative boundaries:

liberty

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego no. 157: BL 1786.d.3, G.3483*, 190.b.17 [1 pl misg], BOL Douce Prints a.53 (6), G.A.Lond.4o 39, GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], Lambeth-Minet 2/1772/MF (AP 845), Tower Hamlets map 1186, Westminster Archives Ashbridge 61, Map Cabinet A.

Industry:

rope walk

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

Monuments:

obelisks, (pictorial)

Cemeteries:

shown

Business & commercial:

East India Company

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