Middlesex-London: Baynards Castle Ward-1784 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23315

Map Date:

[1784]

Repository reference:

BL 1854.a.16

Historic county:

Middlesex

Town name:

Candlewick Ward, Langbourn Ward, Farringdon Ward Within, London: Baynards Castle Ward

Map type:

Ward

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

TQ319812

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3281

Map title:

'Plan of Baynards Castle Ward and & Faringdon Ward Within divided into parishes from a new survey.', 'Plan of Candlewick and Langbourn Wards, divided into parishes, from a new survey.'

Comments on map:

In William Thornton, The new, complete and universal history and description of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent, London: Hogg, 1784, f.p. 420. At top of map: 'Engrav'd for Thorntons New & complete history & survey of London, Westminster, &c'. Ralph Hyde suggests that the engraver may be John Royce.

Scale:

1:3000

Map-maker:

? John Royce [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

21.3 x 33.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Public, etc, buildings pictorial.

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, wharfs

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial)

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish

Known copies of map:

Ralph Hyde's ward map catalogue, no. 48: Thornton 1784 (fp 400) [HW48(1)]; Thornton n.d., Skinner 1795 (fp 400) [HW48(2)]: BL 1854.a.16 [William Thornton, The new, complete & universal history, description & survey of the cities of London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark, & parts adjacent (London: Hogg 1784)]; Richard Skinner, A new & complete history & description of the cities of London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark, & parts adjacent, London: Hogg, 1796].

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative: Restrained.

Clubs and societies:

trade and livery company halls

Borders:

decorative: Restrained.

Monuments:

Monuments, (pictorial)

Tenement boundaries group:

generalised/schematic