London-1845 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19537

Map Date:

? 1845

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 3480 (120)

Town name:

Alfreton, 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:

'Rock's illustrated map of London.'

Comments on map:

The illustrated element is that showing principal buildings, bridges, etc by minature vignettes: this results in considerable loss of detail in parts of the map, perhaps accounting for its apparent lack of success. Boats and shipping in river.

Scale:

1:16,896*

Map-maker:

Rock [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

58.8 x 46.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Various buildings emphasised in plan, but not described; Aspley House named and shown pictorially.

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

piers, river stairs: [Some piers pictorial].

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

principal Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs, central government, internal revenue: All pictorial.

Penal:

jails/reformatories, (pictorial)

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, mental, orphanages

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets: Royal Exchange makes problems for Bank of England.

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough

Known copies of map:

DH394: BLML Maps 3480(120), CUL Maps.d.18.G.189, GL, London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [1845c.: DH394(1)]; GL [1846: DH394(1a)]; BLML Maps 3480(136) [1851: DH394(2)]; BLML Maps 24.aa.56 [1853+: DH394(3)].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc: Pictorial.

Parkland:

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

banks, Inns of Court: Pictorial.

Waterbodies:

shown

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Ferries:

ferry: [Horse Ferry].

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