London-1814
CBTM:
23258
Map Date:
1.7.1814
Repository reference:
Guildhall Library, Folded Maps 1814 k1281024
Town name:
Leyton, Deptford, Greenwich, Chelsea, Fulham, Hampstead, Islington, Kensington, Paddington, Stepney, Battersea, Camberwell, Lambeth, Rotherhithe, Marylebone, St Pancras, London, Westminster, Southwark, Whitechapel, Hackney, Bermondsey, Wandsworth
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TQ320811
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TQ 3179
Map title:
'London and its environs to the extent of 8 miles from St Pauls: a new survey by John Lufmann, Geographer.'
Comments on map:
More refined than the small map [Exeter 23257].
Scale:
1:15,840
Map-maker:
I. Luffman, 377 Strand [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
99.8 x 82.7
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
other: Intended improvements red [not conspicuous]; distances along roads.
Road names:
partly
Building names:
royal palaces, outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: City stippled, elsewhere hatched.
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
windmills, watermills: [Windmills are open circles with 'Mill'].
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, river stairs, wharfs
Sanitary and utility information:
conduits, reservoirs, water works
Places of Worship:
landmarks only: Rural by shown by crosses; Old Steeple at Hackney.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, central government, Parliament
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds, misc.: The Grt Mortar [by Horseguards].
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, mental, orphanages, workhouses, misc: Dumo Charity.
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges, observatories
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets: Including Cattle Market with 'grid' (? pens) at Paddington.
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough: [City of London].
Known copies of map:
Darlington & Howgego's no.255: Bib.Nat [1811: DH255(1)]; GL Folded Maps 1814 k1281024 [1814: DH255(1a)]; BL [1820: DH255(2)]; PC [1821: DH255(3)].
Industry:
food/drink, uncertain: Kilns [probably bricks].
Railways:
industrial tramways/waggonways: Is in fact the Surrey Iron Railway.
Leisure and entertainment:
museums
Miscellaneous:
Grand Fire-work in Honor of Peace, 1814.
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
Inns of Court, Bank of England
Waterbodies:
shown
Commons:
shown
Monuments:
obelisks
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Ferries:
ferry
Cemeteries:
shown
Geodetic notes:
32 direction rays, radiating from St Pauls, evidently oriented on magnetic north.
Business & commercial:
East India Company
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
out-of-town inns only
Stated measuerments:
other: Some mileages along roads, from St Pauls.
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