London-1896 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19571

Map Date:

1896

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 3480 (276)

Town name:

Ashton under Lyne, 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:

[on map: 'Rhodes's picture map of London 1896'; [on cover:] 'The Handy Series of London Maps Picture map of London 1896'.

Comments on map:

Bird's eye view effect. Scale seems to vary from about 1:7920 to about 1:15,840. Main streets only indicated distinctly, but considerable detail as to buildings. Notable buildings named with 'white box' for clarity, and loss of underlying detail.

Scale:

1:10,560*

Map-maker:

George Philip & Son, London & Liverpool [on map], George Philip & Son, 32 Fleet St, London [on cover] [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

81.3 x 41.0

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, roads, water, land-use: Buildings and roads tend to be brown.

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works: That at Kings Cross clearly shown, but not described.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, central government

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

mental

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Known copies of map:

H.285: BLML Maps 3480(276), BOL C17:70 London (365) [H.285].

Industry:

uncertain, misc: Shot Towers.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

museums, art galleries: [National Gallery, British Museum].

Parkland:

public parks

Service and professional:

banks

Waterbodies:

shown

Monuments:

misc: Monument etc shown, but not described.

Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:

Ships in river.

Miscellaneous street furniture:

Streets have Obelisk and lampposts, etc, at junctions.

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