London-1789 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23241

Map Date:

1.7.1789

Repository reference:

Guildhall Library, Pr. Gp. 3

Town name:

Bolton, 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 with the names of the streets alphabetically arranged at bottom with directions to find them in the map'.

Comments on map:

Street index at bottom. Publisher is 'opposite the Paris Diligence Office Where may be had A New Guide to London in French and English'.

Scale:

1:15,000*

Map-maker:

S.W. Fores, 3 Piccadilly [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

54.7 x 30.7 [map: 54.7 x 40.7 overall].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Stipple in City, hatched elsewhere: most emphasised buildings in City are unnamed.

Turnpikes:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs, wharfs

Sanitary and utility information:

water works

Places of Worship:

incompletely shown: Omitted in city.

Public buildings:

customs, central government

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, drill halls, misc.: Guards Stables.

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, orphanages, workhouses

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego's no.190: PC [1781: DH190( )];

Industry:

food/drink, rope walk, textiles

Leisure and entertainment:

museums

Parkland:

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

Inns of Court

Landowners and occupiers:

notable residents: [A few owners of large houses].

Waterbodies:

shown

Reference system:

squaring: Rectangles, about 3.5 x 2.0 inch.

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Retail activity:

limited range: [Tattersals].

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