Maps of Tower Hamlets
LAURIE'S PLAN OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER AND SOUTHWARK Trigonometrically Surveyed by JOHN OUTHETT
This is a later edition of the folding map first issued by Laurie in 1837. The map features title at top right, key to colours and scale of 40 acres at bottom centre. The border of the map is divided in miles and furlongs from St Paul's Cathedral and seconds of longitude east and west of Greenwich. Laurie, Richard Holmes
DAVIES'S MAP OF THE BRITISH METROPOLIS CONTAINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BOROUGHS THE RAILWAYS, STATIONS & All MODERN IMPROVEMENTS
This is the second edition of a map published twice in the same year, differing from the first edition only in the publisher's imprint. The development of the railways is evident here. The boroughs and the county-court districts are marked in red capitals. Rees Davis, Benjamin
London : drawn and engraved expressly for the post office directory
1 : 253440 Kelly's Directories Ltd Kelly & Co. Ltd., Post Office Directory Office
Philip's new plan of London, 1873
1 : 18900 George Philip & Son George Philip & Son
Bez titulu: London
LONDON IN MINIATURE WITH THE Surrounding AN ENTIRE NEW PLAN In which the Improvements both present and intended are actually reduced (by permission) from the surveys of Several Proprietors
The title of this map appears at top right, with scale bar at the bottom centre, and a compass rose near top left. Watercourses, roads and open spaces are depicted in colour. The map shows the proposed new bridges at Waterloo and Vauxhall, extending eastward on an added sheet to include the Isle of Dogs. Mogg, Edward
Stanford’s Map of London, shewing the Areas granted to the Electric Light Supply Companies
Edward STANFORD
Indicator map of London : with the recent improvements, 1880
C. Smith & Son C. Smith & Son
London in miniature : with the surrounding villages, an entire new plan in which the improvements both present and intended are actually reduced (by permission) from the surveys of the several proprietors : the whole laide down from the best authorities
1 : 16000 Mogg, Edward Edward Mogg
LONDON 260
Only the main roads appear on this map, giving the appearance of a rather spacious capital city. The map is covered with a squared grid to allow for the easy calculation of Hackney Cab Fares. New London Bridge is shown without its approaches. Pecked lines show the intended location of the Thames tunnel. East and West India Docks are shown. Rowe, S.
Map of London from an Actual Survey
Map of London printed in six sheets from a survey made during the period 1824-26.The map featurestitle and imprint at top right, dedication to King George IV at bottom centre, view of Westminster Abbeywith key to symbols at bottom left and view of St Paul's Cathedral with key to lines at bottom right. Greenwood, Christopher and John
Whitbread's new plan of London
1 : 21500 Whitbread, J J. Whitbread
Laurie and Whittle's New map of London with its environs, &c. Including the Recent Improvements.
From Great Britain
Bacon's map of London : with railways in operation and constructing corrected to date
Bacon & Co Bacon & Co.
CRUCHLEY'S New Plan of LONDON and its ENVIRONS
This map is the 11th edition of Cruchley's 'New Plan'. It was altered on each publication, recording the many developments than spanned this period, particularly railway expansion. In this edition the Waterloo and Bricklayers Arms stations are shown, as are Battersea and Victoria Parks. Prior to the establishment of his own business, Cruchley worked for the Arrowsmiths map-publishing firm. Consequently the words “from Arrowsmiths" appear in his imprint on many of his early maps. George Frederick Cruchley
THE CIRCUITEER. A SERIES OF DISTANCE MAPS FOR ALL THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. INVENTED BY J. FREDERICHS AS A GUIDE FOR ASCERTAINING CAB FARES, PORTERAGE &c. &c.
The title of this map of Victorian London appears at top centre, with a scale bar at the foot of the plate. The map is divided into circles, each a half-mile in diameter, allowing the reader to ascertain the distance between two places at a glance. Each circle is also numbered for reference, with a key to the principal streets and squares a in panel below the map, together with an explanatory note. Repeated in French and German, this note reports London cab fares, set by Act of Parliament at 8d (pence) per mile and 4d for every additional half mile. Frederichs, J.
CARY'S New and Accurate Plan of LONDON AND WESTMINSTER, the Borough of SOUTHWARK and parts adjacent 221
The title of this folding map of London runs along the top, with a list of public buildings at top left, facing a list of churches at top right. Open spaces and the city boundaries are drawn in colour, withal reference table in the panel below the plan. John Cary, who first published this map in 1787, added a sheet to this later edition to include the Lea River, the Isle of Dogs and the new docks. The map also shows the Asylum for the Blind in St. George's Fields and the Penitentiary at Millbank. Cary, John
Central London : Recto
1 : 15840 G.W. Bacon & Co G.W. Bacon & Co.
Central London : Verso
1 : 15840 G.W. Bacon & Co G.W. Bacon & Co.
MOGG'S LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS Drawn from The latest Surveys
The radius of the red circle on this map (above St. Paul's) extends for three miles around the Post Office. The Post Office was erected on the site of St Martin-le-Grand. Designed by Sir Robert Smirke, it was opened in 1829. Coloured roads represent omnibus routes. Buses gradually replaced hackney coaches after the hackney's monopoly ended in1832. The site of the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park is indicated. Mogg, E.S.
LONDON 1849 DRAWN & ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR THE POST OFFICE DIRECTORY
This map has been engraved for the Post Office Directory. It is the third edition of a map originally published in 1847. Davis, Benjamin Rees
CARY'S New and Accurate Plan of LONDON AND WESTMINSTER, the Borough of SOUTHWARK and parts adjacent 210
This title of this folding map of London appears along the top. Open spaces are depicted in colour with a reference table in a panel below the plan. This is the twelfth edition of the map first issued by Cary in 1787, updated to include several new works of the Regency period. An added sheet extends eastward to include the Isle of Dogs and the East and West India Docks. Cary, John
Map of London : made from an actual survey in the years 1824, 1825, & 1826
1 : 63360 C. & J. Greenwood C. & J. Greenwood
LAURIE and WHITTLE NEW MAP OF LONDON WITH ITS ENVIRONS &C. Including the Recent Improvements
The title of this map of London and suburbs appears at top left, with the key to symbols and abbreviations at the top right and a compass rose at the bottom centre. The map is divided into mile squares with borders marked off in furlongs for reference. Squares, open spaces and city boundaries are distinguished in colour. This is a later edition of a map first issued in 1804, updated to include the new bridges and the approaches at Waterloo and Vauxhall (indicated by dotted lines). Built between 1809 and 1819, Vauxhall, Waterloo and Southwark bridges were projected, funded and constructed by private commercial companies hoping to profit from toll-paying traffic from Lambeth, Camberwell and the rest of south London. Laurie, Robert and Whittle, James
LONDON 269
This map of Victorian London was produced for publication in the Post Office Directory of 1852. The map's title and imprint appear at top right. It shows the entire London railway system. With the exception of Blackfriars and Marylebone stations, all London termini were built in the between 1736and 1876. As the railway companies scrambled to buy land to redevelop central London, many people, mainly slum-dwellers, were left homeless or forced to move to outer suburbs like Tottenham and Edmonton. Davies, Benjamin Rees
London
From Great Britain
Map of LONDON From Actual Survey COMPREHENDING THE Various Improvements to 1851HUMBLY DEDICATED TO Her Most Gracious Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA By the Proprietors E. RUFF & Co.
This is a later edition of the Greenwoods' map of London first issued in 1827. Set within a decorative border, the map features title at top right, view of Westminster Abbey with key to symbols and colours at bottom left and view of St. Paul's Cathedral with reference table at bottom right. Greenwood, Christopher and John
PIGOT & Co New Plan of London Taken from the Best Authorities
The title and publisher's imprint of this map appear at the top right, facing an explanatory note at top left. Squares, open spaces and the built-up area in the city are delineated in colour. A key to colours is provided at the bottom left. Published in Pigot's 'Metropolis Guide and Book of Reference', the map is divided into circles numbered for reference, showing Waterloo, Vauxhall and Battersea Bridges. Pigot, James
Post office plan of London
Wyld, James, 1812-1887 Ja.s Wyld
