London-1873
CBTM:
21334
Map Date:
? 1873
Repository reference:
TNA [PRO] RAIL 1034/52
Town name:
Chelsea, Hammersmith, Islington, Kensington, Paddington, Stepney, Camberwell, Lambeth, Rotherhithe, Marylebone, London, Westminster, Southwark
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TQ320811
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TQ3 083
Map title:
[Cover:] 'The District railway map of London.'
Comments on map:
Dating from Ralph Hyde. Not as refined as its successor of 1879 [Exeter 18283]: looks more like a platform poster. Accent is on tourism and leisure.
Scale:
1:15,840*
Map-maker:
Waterlow & Sons, Lithographers, London [lith], [District Railway [pb]].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
91.0 x 63.0
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
water, other: District and Metropolitan Railways and names of other railways and places of interest in red: greeny-blue is used for both water (solid) and parks (ruled).
Road names:
important roads only
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
docks
Places of Worship:
cathedral/principal church only
Public buildings:
central government
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, orphanages
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Known copies of map:
Ralph Hyde's no.148: BL, TNA [PRO] RAIL 1034/52 [1873: H.148(1)]; BOL C17:70 London (66) ['1874']; BL [1876: H.148(2)];
Industry:
misc: Mint.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations: District and Metropolitan Railway in red.
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc, museums, misc: Exhibition [on site of 1862 exhibition].
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks, zoological gardens
Service and professional:
Bank of England
Waterbodies:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
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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