Middlesex-London-1300 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19876

Map Date:

? 1300

Repository reference:

BL Kings MS 13.A.3

Historic county:

Middlesex

Town name:

London

Map type:

uncertain

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ326811

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3181

Comments on map:

On page 56 of a manuscript of the chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth, of 1300 or later, drawn to our attention at BLML on 9:v:02 by Peter Barber. It is a drawing at the bottom of p.56, showing a church with spire in the centre (St Pauls?) and a 'castle' (Tower of London?) on left, and other buildings. Peter Barber points to the Roman concept of showing a city and to the similarity of depiction with that of London on the Matthew Paris itinerary map. The text on p.56 refers to the building of the Tower of London.

Scale:

1:25,000*

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

10.0 x 4.0 [map].

Number of parts:

1

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted.

Places of Worship:

cathedral/principal church only

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town walls

Known copies of map:

BL Kings MS 13.A.3.

Map material:

parchment

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