London-1846
CBTM:
19539
Map Date:
1846
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 10.A.57
Town name:
Allendale, 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:
[Cover:] 'Booth's new plan of London; extending to Blackwall...1846'. [Map:] 'London with the new streets & public buildings. 1846.'
Comments on map:
Intaglio printed from a rather worn plate, which includes the India docks, but extrudes the top of Regents Park.
Scale:
1:16,896
Map-maker:
J. Reynolds, 174 Strand [pb], [also George Booth, 1 Paragon Place, New Kent Road [pb] on cover].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
72.2 x 40.5 [map 72.2 x 35.0].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
(unspecified type)
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, river stairs
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs, water works
Places of Worship:
incomplete Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, central government
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, mental, orphanages
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough, Parish, misc: [City of London; no parishes shown within City].
Known copies of map:
DH395: BLML Maps 10.a.57 [1846: DH395(1)]; LM [1846: DH395(2)]; BLML Maps 3485(14) [1857: Map of London showing the new postal districts: not traced in Hyde: BL 9.95].
Industry:
lime/cement, textiles, misc: Pearl Ash Works.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa
Parkland:
public parks
Service and professional:
banks, Inns of Court
Waterbodies:
shown
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Reference system:
squaring
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
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