London-1887
CBTM:
22648
Map Date:
? 1887
Repository reference:
CUL Maps.71.88.8
Town name:
Deptford, Chelsea, Islington, Kensington, Paddington, Stepney, Battersea, Camberwell, 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:
'Philips' reduced Ordnance map of London.'
Comments on map:
With letterpress Index attached. Rather poor litho-printing: a photo-enlargement? CUL RD 29 Sep 1887.
Scale:
1:15,840
Map-maker:
[George Philip [author]].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
94.7 x 71.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Some emphassised buildings, e.g. in City, unnamed.
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, piers, river stairs, wharfs
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
incompletely shown
Public buildings:
central government
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, magazines/arsenals, rifle ranges
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, blind, hospitals, workhouses, misc: [Blind Sch.].
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds: [Still 'Lord's New Cricket Ground'].
Known copies of map:
Ralph Hyde's nos 224, 246: BOL C17:70 London (162), CUL Maps.71.88.8, GL [1887.c] [H.224]; CUL Maps.c.18.G.42 [1889] [H.224]. CUL Maps.d.18.G.143, Kensington Library [1890: Richard Rugg/Forster Groom: handy reference map of London [H.246]].
Industry:
chemicals, misc: Soap.
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc, museums, art galleries
Parkland:
botanic gardens, private parks and ornamental ground, zoological gardens: With Gymnasium, Fountain, etc.
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies, unspecified
Relief:
shown partially: [Primrose Hill].
Monuments:
memorials: [Albert Memorial].
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Miscellaneous transport-related:
[Tower] Subway.
Reference system:
squaring: 0.5-mile.
Ferries:
ferry
Cemeteries:
shown
Stated measuerments:
spot heights, other: A few spot-heights, to 0.1 ft; mileages in river.
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
1848-51
1:1056
1:5280
1:10,560
Skeleton survey
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