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London-1889

CBTM:
19566
Map Date:
? 1889
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 3480 (267)
Town name:
Ashburton, 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:
'Issued by the Grand Hotel London. Plan of London.'
Comments on map:
Allowed in as a curiosity, but contains a balance of tourist-oriented information that is uncommon in 19th century maps. Main roads only; in many ways no more, or less, detailed than Ordnance Survey 1:63,360.
Scale:
1:31,680
Map-maker:
James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, 11 & 12 Charing Cross, London [author, pr], Grand Hotel, London [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
28.0 x 21.7
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
transport: Bus routes.
Colouring:
roads, water, land-use, other: Parks green, Grand Hotel (corner of Northumberland Avenue and Strand) red.
Road names:
partly
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, water works
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established predominates: [Spurgeon's Tabernacle].
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, central government
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, l, workhouses
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 3480(267) [received 9:48: not in Hyde.]
Industry:
food/drink: [Watney's Brewery].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc: [Numerous theatres shown].
Parkland:
public parks
Service and professional:
Bank of England
Road transport:
bus routes
Waterbodies:
shown
Reference system:
squaring
Retail activity:
limited range: [Army & Navy Stores].
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal 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
Skeleton survey
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