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London-1784

CBTM:
18717
Map Date:
? 1784
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 3480(74)
Town name:
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 correct plan of the cities of London and Westminster, with the borough of Southwark, &c. Including all the improvements & alterations to the present year.'
Comments on map:
Engraved for William Thornton, The new, complete & universal history, description & survey of the cities of London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark, & parts adjacent (London: Hogg 1784).
Scale:
1:15,840*
Map-maker:
Alex. Hogg, Kings Arms, 16 Paternoster Row [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
52.7 x 31.4
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
river stairs
Sanitary and utility information:
water works
Places of Worship:
principal Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, workhouses
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough: [City of London: solid].
Known copies of map:
DH179: BL 1854.a.16 [Thornton's History]; Bishopsgate Institute, GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], Swk.LSL Map Cabt 1, Map 363 [DH179(1)]; BLML Maps 3480(74), GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1796.c: DH179(2)].
Industry:
rope walk
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc, museums, misc: Astleys [east end of Westminster bridge].
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
Inns of Court
Waterbodies:
shown
Commons:
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
Skeleton survey
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