London-1821 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19425

Map Date:

1821

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 15.A.17

Town name:

Deptford, Greenwich, 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 guide through London and the surrounding villages.'

Comments on map:

List of streets at bottom of map, referred to lettered squares: 'The principal Streets and Squares are omitted they being sufficiently conspicuous to the eye.'

Scale:

1:16,896

Map-maker:

Sidy. Hall, Bury Strt. Bloomsby. [eng], M.J. Godwin & Co. Publishers, 41 Skinner St ('a corner house') [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

75.3 x 52.7

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries, other: Public buildings.

Colouring:

Buildings

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs: Named.

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established predominates

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs, central government

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, orphanages, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, misc: [City, Westminster, Southwark], Rules of Kings Bench.

Known copies of map:

DH286: BLML Maps 15.a.17; Bishopsgate Institute L.18 [1821: DH286(1)]; Kensington Library [1823: DH286(2)].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, chemicals, ship yards, rope walk, misc: Pearl Ash Works.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa

Parkland:

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

banks

Waterbodies:

shown

Commons:

shown

Miscellaneous transport-related:

Bridges shown semi-pictorially with 'arches'.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

squaring

Cemeteries:

shown

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