London-1815 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22281

Map Date:

[1815]

Repository reference:

BL 578.a.9

Town name:

Belpher, 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 plan of London with its modern improvements.'

Comments on map:

F.p. 410 in The picture of London for 1815, 16th edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, n.d.

Scale:

1:15,840

Map-maker:

Neele, 352 Strand [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

57.7 x 35.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, building infill omitted

Turnpikes:

shown

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs, wharfs

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs, water works, misc: New River Head, Bagnigge Wells, Sadlers Wells.

Places of Worship:

principal Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

central government, Parliament

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries, magazines/arsenals, volunteer parade grounds

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, orphanages, workhouses, misc: Asylum.

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds: [Lord's Cricket Ground].

Public/administrative boundaries:

liberty

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego no.262: Bishopsgate Institute, GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC]; BL 578.a.9 [1815]; BL 578.a.10 [1816] [DH262].

Industry:

warehousing: [Toulmin's Warehouse].

Leisure and entertainment:

museums

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

Inns of Court, Bank of England

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary owners: [Tattersalls, Astleys].

Waterbodies:

shown

Commons:

shown

Borders:

distance-graduated type

Monuments:

obelisks, (pictorial)

Miscellaneous transport-related:

Includes 'Strand Bridge', by dotted lines, i.e. Waterloo Bridge.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

squaring: 1.0-mile squaring with furlong divisions in border, originating in NW corner.

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

out-of-town inns only

Stated measuerments:

other: Bridge lengths, in feet; circumference of Regents Park (23 furlongs).

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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