Middlesex-London-1847
CBTM:
23480
Map Date:
1847
Repository reference:
London Metropolitan Archives, [ex City of London RO], 165.A.12, 165.A.13, 165.A.14, 165.A.15
Historic county:
Middlesex
Town name:
Brecon: St Davids, London
Map type:
Utility
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TQ326811
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TQ 3181
Map title:
165.A.12: 'A general plan of the City of London shewing its relative levels. William Haywood Surveyor to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London. 1847.' [MS]; 165.A.13: 'A general plan of the City of London shewing contour lines of equal altitude William Haywood Surveyor to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London. 1847. [MS]; 165.A.14 and 165.A.15: 'A general plan of the public sewers within the City of London and the liberties thereof. Richard Kelsey, Surveyor, 1841. Plan completed 1847 William Haywood Surveyor. William Santler Inspector' [pr]. 165.A.15 adds 'Sewers Survey Progress Plan'.
Comments on map:
Four different versions of the same basic mapping: 165.A.14 and 15 only have the lithographer's name.
Scale:
1:2640
Map-maker:
Richard Kelsey, Surveyor [sv], William Haywood, Surveyor [author], C.M. Firth Zinco., 8 St Michaels Alley, Cornhill [lith].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
120 x 68
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
Buildings, contours, utilities, other: Hand-coloured: spot-heights and contours (red), sewers (blue). 165.A.14 and 15 may have building-infill colour-printed.
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., archways, public buildings emphasised: Streets only; ['X' for archways].
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, quays
Sanitary and utility information:
sewers: Blue.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Welfare and charitable:
misc: Trinity House.
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Known copies of map:
London Metropolitan Archives [CLRO] 165.A.12 [levels], 165.A.13 [contours], 165.A.14 [public sewers], 185.A.15 [sewer survey progress].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Miscellaneous:
165.A.15 carries what seem to be sheetlines for a 12-sheet map of the city: 1:1056 would fit them.
Service and professional:
Inns of Court, Bank of England
Clubs and societies:
learned societies, trade and livery company halls
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
shown
Stated measuerments:
spot heights: Spot heights on 165.A.12 only, in MS: To 0.01 ft; contours only on 165.A.13, at 3 ft intervals: datum for both, 1.70 'above Low Water Mark, Trinity Datum, Blackfriars Bridge'.
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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