London-1801
CBTM:
23485
Map Date:
1801
Repository reference:
London Metropolitan Archives SC/PM/XX/02/39
Town name:
Lambeth, London, Westminster, Southwark, Whitechapel, Bermondsey
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TQ230811
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TQ 3181
Map title:
'Plan of London Westminster and the borough of Southwark with all the additional streets, squares, &ca. also the improved roads, to the year 1801 from the best authors.'
Comments on map:
All in English, except for responsibility notes: style of text is French, and 'best authors' is unorthodox. Most churches and public buildings are identified by reference below map.
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
J.G. Bonnisselle [dr, eng], 'A Paris chez Jean, rue Jean de Beauvais No. 32' [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
85.5 x 58.3 [overall: map area 85.0 x 51.5].
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Reference system
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, river stairs, wharfs
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs, water works, misc: Named wells; Fire Engine at Chelsea Water Works.
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, central government, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, mental, orphanages, workhouses, misc: Asylum, Trinity House.
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough: [City of London].
Known copies of map:
Darlington & Howgego's no.194: BL [1790.c: DH194(1)] [not found in BLML catalogue, 15:11:04]; London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] SC/PM/XX/02/39 [1801: DH194(2)].
Industry:
rope walk
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc, museums, misc: Pantheon.
Service and professional:
Inns of Court, Bank of England
Landowners and occupiers:
notable residents: [A few noble residences].
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Monuments:
Monuments
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Reference system:
squaring: About 0.5-mile.
Ferries:
ferry
Cemeteries:
shown
Business & commercial:
South Seas Company, East India Company
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
out-of-town inns only, tea-gardens
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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