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London-1841

CBTM:
23267
Map Date:
1841
Repository reference:
Guildhall Library, Folded Maps 1851 k1287162
Town name:
Brackley, 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:
'Nouveau plan illustre de Londres.'
Comments on map:
Text in margins all in French, including comprehensive list of public buildings to left and right, referring to squaring, but most are unnamed on map, on which text is English.
Scale:
1:17,500*
Map-maker:
Charles Trinocq [lith], Garnier, Freres, Palais National, 215 et Rue Richelieu no. 10, Paris [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
59.7 x 38.5 [map: 72.7 x 53.2 overall].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Numerous emphasised buildings not named.
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, piers, river stairs: T-shaded piers.
Places of Worship:
landmarks only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, Parliament
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, workhouses
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough, misc: [City of London]; parishes seem to be shown (or imitated without thought?) in outer parts, e.g. Southwark.
Known copies of map:
Ralph Hyde's no.13a: GL Folded Maps 1851 k1287162 [H.13a].
Industry:
chemicals, misc: Mint.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
museums, misc: Colisseum, Great Industrial Exhibition.
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks, zoological gardens
Service and professional:
Inns of Court, Bank of England
Waterbodies:
shown
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top and bottom: twelve views of notable buildings, etc., including 'L'hotel de ville', which is actually the Guildhall.
Relief:
shown partially: [Primrose Hill].
Borders:
decorative
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Reference system:
squaring: 4.5 x 3.0-inch rectangles.
Business & commercial:
East India Company
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
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