London-1851 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23266

Map Date:

? 1851

Repository reference:

Guildhall Library, Folded Maps 1851 k1287280

Town name:

Chelsea, Islington, Paddington, Stepney, Lambeth, Rotherhithe, Marylebone, St Pancras, London, Westminster, Southwark, Whitechapel, Bermondsey

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ320811

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3181

Map title:

[Cover:] 'Clarke's plan of London as it is today'.

Comments on map:

Dated by its content and cover. Ralph Hyde notes that this is copied from the B.R. Davies-S.D.U.K. 1:19,080 map of 1843, Darlington & Howgego no. 385 [Exeter 18489].

Scale:

1:18,000*

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

71.0 x 43.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised: Some public, etc, buildings unnamed.

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, piers, naval dockyards, river stairs

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

cathedral/principal church only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs, police, central government, Parliament

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds, misc.: Victualling Office.

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Ralph Hyde's no.5: GL Folded Maps 1651 k1287280 [H.5].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, chemicals, rope walk, warehousing, misc: Royal Mint.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

nurseries

Leisure and entertainment:

museums, misc: Great Exhibition.

Parkland:

botanic gardens, public parks, zoological gardens

Service and professional:

Inns of Court, Bank of England

Waterbodies:

shown

Relief:

shown partially: [Primrose Hill].

Commons:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

out-of-town inns only

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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