London-1818 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22282

Map Date:

[1818]

Repository reference:

BL 578.a.14

Town name:

Bere Alston, 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:

'Leigh's new plan of London.'

Comments on map:

At end of Leigh's new picture of London, London: Leigh, 1818.

Scale:

1:15,840*

Map-maker:

Sidy Hall [eng], Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

54.7 x 45.5

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, building infill omitted

Turnpikes:

shown: Gates by symbol only.

Mills:

windmills: Inferred from annotated circle.

Canals:

shown, other: Intended line of Regents Canal.

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs: Also Intended Docks.

Sanitary and utility information:

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

Places of Worship:

incompletely shown

Public buildings:

customs, police, central government, Parliament: [Watch Ho].

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

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

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, orphanages, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds: Including 'Lords Cricket Ground'.

Public/administrative boundaries:

liberty, misc: [City liberties]; possibly parishes south of the river.

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego no.274: BL 578.a.14, BOL G.A.Lond.8o 85, Kensington Library [1818: DH274(1)]; BL C.58.cc.1(1), Kensington Library [1819: DH274(2)]; BL 578.a.36, Bishopsgate Institute, BOL G.A.Lond.8o 86, GL [1824: DH274(3)]; BOL G.A.Lond.8o 87 [1825].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, rope walk, uncertain, misc: Steam Engine, Candle factory, White Lead Works.

Gardens:

shown, nurseries: [A few annotated areas].

Leisure and entertainment:

museums

Parkland:

public parks

Service and professional:

Inns of Court, Bank of England

Waterbodies:

shown

Commons:

shown

Monuments:

obelisks

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Retail activity:

limited range: [Tattersalls Repository].

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

out-of-town inns only

Stated measuerments:

other: 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

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