London-1863 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19548

Map Date:

1863

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 3480 (327)

Town name:

Deptford, Chelsea, Hammersmith, Hampstead, Islington, Kensington, Paddington, Stepney, Lambeth, Marylebone, London, Westminster, Southwark

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ320811

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3179

Map title:

'London. Drawn & engraved expressly for the Post Office Directory 1863.'

Scale:

1:22,038

Map-maker:

B.R. Davies, 16 George St, Euston Squ. [dr, eng], Kelly & Co., Post Office Directory Offices, 18 to 22 Old Boswell Court, St Clements, Strand, W.C. [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

89.3 x 68.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

windmills

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

piers, river stairs

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

principal 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, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

county, postal districts.

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 3480(327) [accession stamp 9.43].

Industry:

engineering, metallurgical processing, ship yards, rope walk, textiles, misc: Various, including Cable Works.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc, museums, art galleries, misc: Exhibition 1862.

Parkland:

botanic gardens, public parks, zoological gardens

Service and professional:

banks, Inns of Court

Waterbodies:

shown

Relief:

slopes shown

Commons:

shown

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