Maps of Southwark

Maps of Southwark

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Standford's Library Map of London and its suburbs. Scale, 6 inches to 1 Eng. statute mile, or ... 1 : 10,560.

Stanford, Edward E. Stanford
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A NEW PLAN of the CITY of LONDON and BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK, Exhibiting all the New Streets & Roads &c. Not extant in any other Plan.

1 : 14080 Thomas Jeffreys was an exceptional cartographer and publisher whose productions included maps of North America, considered to be among the finest of the time.This map of the City of London and the Borough of Southwark shows important buildings such as the Tower of London and St Paul's in plan form, differing from many earlier examples, which show them in elevation. It is dedicated to the Right Honourable Lord Mayor Aldermen and to the Commissioners of the Sewers, Lamps and Pavements. Jeffreys, Thomas
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AUTHENTIC REMAINS AND PROBABLE SITE OF ROMAN LONDON FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES

This engraved map of Roman London was based on archaeological discoveries of the first half of the 19th Century. The map's title and scale bar feature at bottom right, with keys to sites of archaeological discoveries (coins, urns and vases in the City of London and in Southwark) in reference tables at top right and bottom left.
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LONDRA

This small Italian etching is one of the earliest surviving maps of the city of London. It appeared in a book by Francesco Velagio entitled 'Raccolta di le piu` illustri et famose citta di tutto il mondo'. Published in Venice around 1595, the book depicts the main Italian and European cities. The map was copied for a fresco in a church in the Italian city of Mantua. Velagio, Francesco
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Vrbium Londini et West-Monasterii nec non suburbii Southwark accurata ichnographia, 2

1 Blatt : 52 x 62 cm Homännische Erben
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LONDON 21

This map was published in Norden's 1593 'Speculum Britanniae. The first parte. An historical and chronographical description of Middlesex'. The map is flanked by the arms of the twelve great livery companies and features title at the top with royal and city arms. The scale bar is at top right and a key to inns, churches, halls and other prominent places feature in a panel below the plan. The map was intended for countrymen visiting the city and was reissued in 1623 and 1653 with enlarged tables of reference. Norden, John
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LONDON 20

A miniature map of London and Westminster with title at the foot of the plate and areas outside the built-up area coloured green.
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A new and exact plan of the city of London and suburbs thereof, 2

1 Blatt : 60 x 51 cm Henry Overton
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London VII.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

1 : 10560 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Englands glory, or, the glory of England being a new mapp of the city of London : shewing the remarkable streets, lanes, alleyes, churches, halls courts, and other places as they are now rebuilt, the which will therefore be a guide to strangers, and such as are not well acquainted herein to direct them from place to place : diverse faults y[t] are in y[e] former are in this amended, allsoe the severall figures y[t] stand up and downe in the mapp are explained in y[e] 2 tables at y[e] upper corners hereof.

Walton, Robert, 1618-1688 Robert Walton
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LONDON and WESTMINSTER in the Reign of QUEEN ELIZABETH Anno Dom. 1563

This is a retrospective map of Elizabethan London, giving us an idea of how people in the late 18th Century viewed the Elizabethan capital. The present-day Covent Garden is an area of fields named "Convent Garden”, indicating that the area belonged to the Abbey of St Peter's at Westminster before the dissolution of monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII. The location of Tower Bridge is marked, although the actual bridge was not planned until 1879. This indicates that Londoners were thinking about bridging the river at this point one hundred years before the decisive plan to do so. Wallis, J.
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the Cittie of London 31

This map has been attributed to Augustus Ryther, an engraver who prospered between 1572 and 1592, contributing to Saxton's Atlas of 1579. This plan was produced to satisfy a European market, and contains certain inaccuracies which a native Londoner would not have tolerated. The streets appear very much wider than they were in actuality. Houses are depicted as having large gardens, when these had, in fact, begun to disappear from London two centuries before. The map details the gap at the north end of London Bridge, caused by a fire in 1632. Ryther, Augustus
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A guide for Cuntrey men In the famous Cittey of LONDON by the helpe of wich plot they shall be able to know how farr it is to any Street...

This 1593 map is the direct forbear of the modern London A-Z. This copy comes from the 1653 edition of John Norden's 'Speculum Britainiae' (literally: 'Mirror of Britain'), re-issued after Norden's death and sold by Peter Stent of Newgate. Around the edges of the map appear the coats of arms of the twelve most influential and wealthy city guilds: the 'Great Liveries'. Guild members became known as liverymen because they wore a distinctive livery or uniform. At top right is the Merchant Tailors company, which made tents and padded tunics during the middle ages. This is reflected by the tent motif on the coat of arms. Norden, John
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the Cittie of London 32

This map has been attributed to Augustus Ryther, an engraver who prospered between 1572 and 1592, contributing to Saxton's Atlas of 1579. This plan was produced to satisfy a European market, and contains certain inaccuracies which a native Londoner would not have tolerated. The streets appear very much wider than they were in actuality. Houses are depicted as having large gardens, when these had, in fact, begun to disappear from London two centuries before. Due to the scarcity of maps of London this rather misleading map was printed several times. This is the second edition. The map-seller's imprint has been removed and a large compass rose has been inserted. The Globe playhouse has been omitted on this edition, because of the theatre's destruction in 1644. Hoge Lane, Bedlam and Finsbury Fields have also been added. The map is shows the water conduit near Fleet Bridge, an important link in the water supply line from St Pancras. Ryther, Augustus
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AN EXACT SURVEIGH OF THE STREETS LANES AND CHVRCHES CONTAINED WITHIN THE RVINES OF THE CITY OF LONDON FIRST DESCRIBED IN SIX PLATS

1 : 3620 This map was reduced by John Leake from a large-scale survey on six sheets produced in December 1666 to assess the damage caused by the great fire. No copy of this large scale survey has ever been found. This is the second edition of this map, Updated and issued in 1669 with a dedication to Sir William Turner, The Lord Mayor of London for that year. The map's title appears along the top of the manuscript, With the City arms and dedication at top centre. The key to buildings destroyed in the fire appears in a table at top right, With a compass star at bottom right, Scale bar and imprint at bottom left, And an illustration of the city on fire inset at top left. The location of livery halls destroyed in the fire is indicated by their respective coats of arms. Letters identify individual City wards, With ward boundaries indicated by a pecked line. Buildings outside the city walls, Undamaged by the fire, Are represented three dimensionally. Leake, John
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An exact Surveigh of the Streets, Lanes, and Churches contained within the ruines of the City of London, first described in six plats

N. Brooke
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A MAP or GROVNDPLOT OF THE CITTY OF LONDON, WITH THE SVBVRBES THEREOF

1 : 9386 Engraved map of London with title along the top, reference table with key to the city's landmarks and churches at top right and bottom left respectively and with compass star and scale bar at bottom right. The map shows the extent of the damage to the city caused by the great fire of 1666; the barren city wards contrasting with birds eye views of surviving buildings just outside the city. This small map was probably the basis for the many variations on the theme of the "London Verbrandt" which were published in Amsterdam by Venckel and De Wit in the aftermath of the fire. The fire broke out at a bakers shop on Pudding Lane near London Bridge on the 2nd of September 1666. The fire destroyed nearly the whole city 13.000 buildings circa and though the casualties were few only eight people died because of the fire thousands were made homeless. Hollar, Wenceslaus
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The City of LONDON in the Time of the Saxons (about the Year 1000) compiled from the most authentic DOCUMENTS

Map of London in the reign of the Saxon King Ethelred II, with the history of Roman and Saxon London written in a panel below the plan. The map shows the Roman wall still standing, but the street plan suggests that, compared to the Roman period, the built-up area occupied a much smaller part of the walled city and that the population was in rapid decline. Wallis
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PLAN OF THE CITY OF LONDON DIVIDED INTO WARDS

This plan was published in Allen's 'History of London' of 1828. Its title and a list of the city wards feature below the plan, with ward boundaries indicated by a dotted line. City wards were created in the Norman era with aldermen elected for life for the purpose of government. Ward 'beadles' were employed fulltime with responsibility for the "preservation of peace, supervision of trading, sanitation and local upkeep". Allen, Thomas
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A MAP or GROVNDPLOT of the Citty of London within the Suburbes thereof

Engraved map of London with title in square tablet at top right and reference table with key to churches and other landmarks at bottom right. The map clearly shows the extent of the damage to the city caused by the great fire of 1666: the barren city wards in contrast with bird’s eye views of surviving buildings just outside the city. Also by Hollar is the inset map at bottom left entitled A General Map of the Whole Citty of London, Westminster and all the Suburbs. Smaller in scale but more extensive in coverage, the inset map shows at a glance the extent of the damage caused by the fire. This small map was probably the basis for the many variations on the theme of the London Verbrandt which were published in Amsterdam by Venckel and De Wit in the aftermath of the fire. The fire destroyed nearly the whole city 13,000 buildings circa and though the casualties were few 8 people only died directly because of the fire thousands were made homeless. Hollar, Wenceslaus
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General Plan of the City of London

Haywood, William London
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An Exact Map representing the conditions of the late famous and flourishing City of London

1 : 6336 Engraved map of London and suburbs (including Lincoln Inn Fields, Finsbury Fields, Smith Fields and Bankside in Southwark) in which barren city wards contrast with birds eye views of surviving buildings outside the city, showing at a glancethe extent of the damage to the city caused by the great fire of 1666. The map features title along the top, with arms of the city and compass rose depicted at top left and right respectively. Also by Pricke is the inset map in the panel at the foot of the plate. Entitled "A map of the Whole City of London and Westminster with the Suburbs, Whearein May Be Judged What Proportion is Burnt and What Remains Standing", this smaller scale map (two inches to the mile) is flanked by reference tables with key to churches and halls of the London Livery companies. Pricke, Robert
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GENERAL PLAN OF THAT PART OF THE CITY OF LONDON THAT WAS DESTROYED BY THE GREAT FIRE OF 1666; SHOWING THE PRESENT STATE THEREOF

1 : 2431 This retrospective map compares pre-fire London with the city of the 1830s. The title and publisher's imprint appear at top left, with a reference table at bottom right, scale bar at bottom centre, and woodcut view of the Temple at top right. The map shows churches, halls and public buildings destroyed in the fire in grey,with contemporary buildings in pink. Wishaw, Francis
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Greater London Plan 1944. By Patrick Abercrombie

Abercrombie, Patrick His Majesty's Stationery Office
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Report of the Improvements and Town Planning Committee to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled on the preliminary draft proposals for post-war reconstruction in the City of London.

Corporation of London
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LONDINIUM

The author of this plan of Roman London, John Britton, was an antiquary and passionate advocate of the preservation of ancient monuments. The plan shows the Roman wall, gates, street plan and road network, with some prominent architectural and geographical features presented pictorially. Britton, John
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LONDINIUM Augusta

1 : 11019 The title of this engraved map of Roman London appears along the top, with compass rose at top right.The arms of the Count of Pembroke, to whom the map is dedicated, are depicted at bottom right. Published in 'Itinerarium Curiosum' by William Stukeley, an antiquarian with a scholarly interest in sacred history, the plan shows the Roman street plan and road network, with illustrated views of the city wall and other prominent architectural and geographical features. Stukeley, Dr. William
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A New and Plaine Mapp of the CITTY of LONDON Shewing the Streets, Lanes, Allies, Courts, Churches Halls and other remarkable places as they are now rebuilt

The title of this map of the City of London appears along the top, with tables of references at top left and right, a compass rose depicted along the river course. St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London, the Roman wall and ships sailing along the Thames are all shown pictorially. The map's publisher, John Overton, had acquired Peter Stent's stock in the mid-17th Century. This stock included many maps by leading Tudor cartographers. His son Henry succeeded him in 1703 and continued the family's publishing business. Overton, John
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A new and exact plan of the city of London and suburbs thereof, 3

1 Blatt : 58 x 50 cm Henry Overton
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Insurance Plan of London: sheet 7

This detailed 1889 plan of London is one of a series of six sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
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