London-1816 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23489

Map Date:

? 1816

Repository reference:

Minet Library 2/[c.1816]/MF 816 (AP 854)

Town name:

Aberaeron, Lambeth, Rotherhithe, Marylebone, London, Westminster, Southwark, Whitechapel, Bermondsey

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ320811

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3181

Map title:

'London, extending from the head of the Paddington Canal West, to the West India Docks East.'

Comments on map:

Churches and public buildings mostly identified in reference below map area.

Scale:

1:19,008*

Map-maker:

J. Robins & Co., Albion Press, London [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

54.5 x 23.8 [map: 54.5 x 31.0 overall].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Building names:

royal palaces

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, building infill omitted, public buildings emphasised

Turnpikes:

shown

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, central government, Parliament, internal revenue

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, orphanages, workhouses, misc: Philanthropic Reform, Trinity House.

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego's no.267: BL, GL [not found], Lambeth-Minet 2/[c.1816]/MF (AP 854), Westminster Archives Ashbridge 061 [not found] [DH267].

Industry:

rope walk

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc, art galleries, misc: Pantheon.

Parkland:

public parks

Service and professional:

Inns of Court, Bank of England, insurance offices

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

trade and livery company halls

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Reference system:

squaring: 4.25 x 3.0-inch rectangles.

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Business & commercial:

African House

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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