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London-1852

CBTM:
22189
Map Date:
1852
Repository reference:
BOL C17:70 London (98)
Town name:
Bathgate, 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:
'Carte pittoresque de Londres de W.J. Adams. Adams's pictorial guide map of London for 1851. Adams's Illustirte Karte von London.'
Comments on map:
Main streets and principal buildings only: a marginal case for inclusion. Oriented west.
Scale:
1:12,672*
Map-maker:
Fre. Delamotte [del], H.J. Adams [lith], W.J. Adams, 59 Fleet St, London [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
44.0 x 67.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
important roads only
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised: Almost all buildings shown by small vignettes in circles.
Water transport infrastructure:
docks
Places of Worship:
landmarks only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, central government, Parliament
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds
Welfare and charitable:
blind, hospitals, misc: Trinity House.
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Known copies of map:
Ralph Hyde's no.1: BOL C17:70 London (98), GL [H.1].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc, museums, art galleries, misc: Colosseum.
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
Inns of Court, Bank of England
Waterbodies:
shown
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top of map: Crystal Palace.
Borders:
decorative: Numerous national flags, with spears, down each side.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Miscellaneous buildings and structures:
Marble Arch, Temple Bar.
Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:
Pictorial shipping in docks and river.
Retail activity:
limited range: Burlington Arcade.
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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