London-1843 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19534

Map Date:

1843

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 3480 (124)

Town name:

Lambeth, 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:

'Plan of London.'

Comments on map:

'Drawn expressly for the Post Office London Directory for 1843', in cartouche roughly on the site of the Greenwich Dome. This could be from an older plate, as the railways seem superimposed on existing detail.

Scale:

1:16,351

Map-maker:

Jas Wyld, Geographer to the Queen and H.R.H. Prince Albert, Charing Cross East [eng].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

79.7 x 40.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, building infill omitted, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks: Includes Proposed Collier Docks on Isle of Dogs.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

incomplete Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs, central government: Covent Garden opera house emphasised but not described.

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, mental, orphanages, workhouses

Markets and exchanges:

markets, misc: Exchange emphasised but not named.

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough

Known copies of map:

Not traced in Darlington & Howgego. BLML Maps 3480(124), RGS Eng & Wales S.581 [annotated with FRGS's residences].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, chemicals, engineering, rope walk, misc: Pearl Ash.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa

Parkland:

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

banks, Inns of Court

Waterbodies:

shown

Miscellaneous transport-related:

Thames Tunnel.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ferries:

ferry: [Horse Ferry].

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

shown: [Especially on waterside].

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