Middlesex-London-1796 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23474

Map Date:

9.3.1796

Repository reference:

Tower Hamlets Library, Local Studies section, map 103

Historic county:

Middlesex

Town name:

Stepney, Lambeth, Rotherhithe, London, Westminster, Southwark, Whitechapel

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ320811

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3181

Map title:

'A new and correct plan of the cities of London & Westminster Borough of Southwark and parts adjacent.'

Comments on map:

Distinctly derivative-looking, with the vignettes, and tabulation of City wards and out-parishes.

Scale:

1:9000*

Map-maker:

Haines & Son, 19 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

104.3 x 58.3 [two plates].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

royal palaces, important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Notable buildings trend to be pictorial.

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, river stairs: Pictorial boats and shipping in river.

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs, misc: Named well.

Places of Worship:

incompletely shown, (pictorial)

Public buildings:

central government

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, orphanages, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, Parish, Ward: [City of London: indicated by lighter building hatching].

Known copies of map:

Darlington & Howgego's no. 208: Kensington Library, Tower Hamlets map 103 [DH208].

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

museums

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

Inns of Court, Bank of England

Waterbodies:

shown

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative: Oak-leafy.

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Top right: Queen's palace, garden front of St James's Palace; bottom left: the Monument; bottom centre: St Pauls, from south-west, perspective view of cities of London and Westminster from below London Bridge; bottom right: 'Front View of Westminster Abbey'.

Monuments:

obelisks, (pictorial)

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

out-of-town 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

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