London-1824 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22291

Map Date:

[1824]

Repository reference:

BL 10349.aaa.26

Town name:

Betley, 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, 1824. Includes 1:31,680 extension to cover Isle of Dogs and Greenwich.

Scale:

1:15,840

Map-maker:

M.A. Leigh, 421 Strand [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

60.0 x 47.7

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only, outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, building infill omitted, public buildings emphasised: The only 'infills' on the main map are crosses for churches.

Mills:

windmills

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, naval dockyards, river stairs

Sanitary and utility information:

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

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established predominates: Shown by crosses.

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

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

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, orphanages, workhouses, misc: 'Philanthroc. Reform'.

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds: [Lords Cricket Grod.].

Woodland:

misc: Exhibition of Fruit Trees.

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough: [Three separate symbols, for London, Westminster and Southwark].

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego no.310: GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1827: in Leigh's New picture of London, 1830, 1834: DH310(1)]; [BL 578.a.37 is 1830 ed of book, but this map is missing]; BL 10349.aaa.26 [1834, in ditto, 1834: DH310(2)]; GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1839: in ditto, 1839: DH310(3)]; GL [1843: DH310(4)].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, engineering, ship yards, oil/soap etc, textiles, timber, misc: Shot Manufactory.

Railways:

projected or otherwise unbuilt lines: Double-pecked lines show 'Birmingham Rail Road' running WNW from north-east corner of Regents Park.

Gardens:

shown, nurseries: [A few areas, by annotation].

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, museums, art galleries, misc: Colosseum.

Parkland:

botanic gardens, public parks, zoological gardens

Service and professional:

Inns of Court, Bank of England

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

learned societies

Commons:

shown

Miscellaneous transport-related:

Very heavy north-west-side shading on main roads: suggests a dyke or railway running alongside.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

squaring: About 2.1 x 2.0 ins, but not completely regular.

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

tea-gardens

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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