London-1773
CBTM:
23332
Map Date:
1.2.1773
Repository reference:
RGS England & Wales S/S 132
Town name:
Lambeth, 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 pocket plan of the cities of London and Westminster, & borough of Southwark, including everything remarkable to the present year 1773.'
Scale:
1:15,000
Map-maker:
T. Kitchin, Engraver, 59 Holbourn Hill [eng, pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
49.5 x 38.0 [overall: map 49.5 x 28.7].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: City stippled: otherwise 'ordinary' buildings not infilled.
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
river stairs
Sanitary and utility information:
water works
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established predominates: A couple of outlying non-Anglican.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, central government, Parliament
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, orphanages, misc: Trinity House.
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough: [City of London: indicated by building-infill].
Known copies of map:
Darlington & Howgego's no.159: R.G.S. S/S 132 [513257] [1773: DH159(1)]; Bib Nat [1775: DH159(2)].
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc, museums
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
Inns of Court, Bank of England
Landowners and occupiers:
notable residents: [A few peers' residences].
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Commons:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Ferries:
ferry
Cemeteries:
shown
Business & commercial:
South Seas Company, 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
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