Middlesex-London: Bread Street Ward-1756 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22262

Map Date:

[1756]

Repository reference:

BL 190.f.11-12

Historic county:

Middlesex

Town name:

London: Bread Street Ward, Cordwainers Ward

Map type:

Ward

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ323811

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3281

Map title:

'Breadstreet Ward and Cordwainers Ward with their divisions into parishes according to a new survey.'

Comments on map:

In William Maitland 'and others', The history and survey of London from its foundation to the present time, II, London: Osborne, etc, 1756, f.p 822.

Scale:

1:3000*

Map-maker:

B. Cole [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

36.3 x 24.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

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

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only, (pictorial)

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish, Ward

Known copies of map:

Ralph Hyde's ward map catalogue, no. 31: Maitland, 1756 (II, fp 823), 1760, 1772, 1775 [William Maitland, The history of London from its foundation to the present time (London: Osborne 1756, 1760), or Maitland & John Etick (same title) (London: Wilkie 1772, 1775) (also English Architecture, or the publick buildings of London and Westminster, London: Osborne 1760) [Eng Arch: BL K.60.g.5]

Gardens:

shown

Decorative cartouches:

abstract decorative

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Bottom left: St Matthews in Friday St; bottom right: St Mildred in Bread St.

Arms and heraldry:

dedicee of map

Cemeteries:

shown

Dedicee of map:

Rt Hon Stephen Theodore Janssen, Esq., Alderman of Cordwainers Ward and Lord Mayor of London, and William Alexander, Esq., Alderman of Breadstreet Ward in 1755.