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London-1807

CBTM:
20974
Map Date:
1.1.1807
Repository reference:
Southwark Local Studies Library, Map Cabinet 1, Map 222
Town name:
Baildon, 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 the cities of London, Westminster &c. &c. including the East & West India Docks with all the new improvements.'
Comments on map:
The India Docks extension is printed from a separate plate.
Scale:
1:17,124
Map-maker:
Didier & Tebbett, 75 St James St, London [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
75.0 x 33.2 [basic plate 60.0 x 33.2].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
partly
Building names:
royal palaces
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Quite a number of buildings and emphasised but not described, including houses of parliament.
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
(unspecified type)
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, river stairs, wharfs
Sanitary and utility information:
conduits, reservoirs, water works, misc: Named wells.
Places of Worship:
incomplete Anglican/established only: Most city churches emphasised but not identified.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, central government
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds: Including Lords Cricket Ground.
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough: [City of London].
Known copies of map:
DH241: CUL Maps.d.71.803, GL, Southwark Library Map Cabt 1, Map 222, Tower Hamlets map 117.
Industry:
food/drink, uncertain, textiles: [Vinegar Yard, Tenter Grounds], Manufactory.
Gardens:
nurseries
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, museums
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
Inns of Court, Bank of England
Waterbodies:
shown
Decorative cartouches:
abstract decorative
Monuments:
obelisks
Cemeteries:
shown
Retail activity:
limited range: Tattersalls.
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
out-of-town inns only
Stated measuerments:
other: Two dock acreages.
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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