London-1895 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19581

Map Date:

? 1895

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 3480 (274)

Town name:

Audlem, 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:

'London towards the close of the 19th century.', 'The Pictorial plan of London.'

Comments on map:

Unscaled bird's eye view: scale is approximate mean. Undated: BM RD is 19 Dec 1895 [blue]. Street pattern simplified. Has advertising for Baker's shops, cab fares, and 'Street map of London from Hyde Park to London Docks', extracted from Bartholomew 1:19,495 on back (unfortunately covered by the mounting). At bottom of map: 'CHARLES BAKER & CO.'s stores are opened in London to keep pace with the Civil Service Sores in all Clothing and Outfitting Goods. Departments are now open for Gentlemen's and Boy's Clothing, Hosiery, Shirts, Hats, Boots, Bags, Portmanteaus, &c., all of which are supplied at least 25 per cent. under usual London prices.'

Scale:

1:15,840*

Map-maker:

T. Suloman [author], [? Bartholmew, printed], Chas. Baker & Co., 271-274 High Holborn, 41/43 Ludgate Hill, 137-140 Tottenham Court Road [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

70.8 x 37.3

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, roads, water

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Continuous pictorial buildings along some streets, notably Strand and Whitehall, but most of them aren't described, e.g. Covent Garden market and opera house.

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, central government: Numerous ones shown pictorially but not described; but some Whitehall offices are described.

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, orphanages: [Hospitals shown, but Guy's, e.g., not named].

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges: Covent Garden market shown pictorially, but not described.

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Known copies of map:

H.254A: BLML Maps 3480(274), GL [L in 1892: H.254a(1)]; BLML maps 3.a.81, GL [H.254a(2)].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Parkland:

public parks

Waterbodies:

shown

Borders:

decorative

Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:

Boats and shipping 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

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