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London-1807

CBTM:
19527
Map Date:
1807
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 54.A.25
Town name:
Deptford, Greenwich, Islington, Kensington, Stepney, 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 new map of London 1807.'
Comments on map:
'4th Edition'.
Scale:
1:16,096
Map-maker:
Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet St, London [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
76.7 x 57.2
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Buildings, other: Abbreviations.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only, partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
(unspecified type)
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
river stairs
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
incomplete Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, central government
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, mental, orphanages, workhouses
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough: [City of London].
Known copies of map:
DH231: London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1804, 'ed.3': DH231(1)]; GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1805, 'ed.3': DH231(2)]; BLML maps 54.a.25 [1807, ed.4: DH231(2a)] [Exeter 19527] [Exeter 23282]; Bishopsgate Institute L.18, BLML Maps 15.a.39, BOL C17:70 London e.53, CUL Maps.C.71.80.1, GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], Tower Hamlets library map 302 [1809: DH231(3)]; Tower Hamlets maps (main sequence) [1809-10/1988: eastern section only, pub Tower Hamlets libraries]; CUL Maps.c.18.G.213, Kensington Library [1812: DH231(4)]; GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1813: DH231(5)]; Bib Nat [1816: DH231(6)]; BLML Maps 3480(93), GL, Kensington Library [1817: DH231(7)]; CUL Maps.c.71.81.8, Kensington Library, RIBA [1818: DH231(8)]; BL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC], Kensington Library, Tower Hamlets library map 424 [1819: DH231(9)].
Industry:
bricks/tiles
Gardens:
nurseries
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks, Inns of Court
Waterbodies:
shown
Decorative cartouches:
symbolic/non-realistic: Title is on broken topped pyramid, surmounted by City of London arms, figure blowing trumpet, anchor, union flag; to left is large beehive with ingress and egress by suitably large bees; large ship on sea to right; vegetation all about.
Commons:
shown
Symbolic elements:
Broken pyramid, City of London arms, figure blowing trumpet, anchor, union flag, bees, beehive, ship: in title.
Reference system:
squaring: 1 mile squaring with 1 furlong divisions in border.
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Ferries:
ferry
Cemeteries:
shown
Stated measuerments:
other: Bridge lengths.
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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