Maps of Islington
PLAN of the CITY ROAD
1 : 4800 Survey of the City Road, London, from the Angel Inn in Islington to Finsbury Square with title and imprint at top left, compass in the centre, scale bar at bottom right and note on paving of Finsbury Square at lower right. Wickings, W.
A PLAN OF THE ROADS AND STREETS From Islington to Dog House Bar Delineated to Show A NEW ROAD intended Cross the Fields from Islington to the said Dog House Bar 41 C
1 : 9600 This small plan was published in the London Magazine in 1760.The title appears at bottom left, with scale bars at bottom right and compass star at top right. The intended extension from Angel to Old Street is indicated by a double dotted line, with St. Luke's Church represented pictorially. Built by the Duke of Grafton in 1756 to drive cattle east to Smithfield Market, avoiding Holborn and Oxford Street, this was the capital's first bypass. London Magazine
A PLAN of the MANOR of WENLOCK BARN in the Parishes of St. Leonard, Shoreditch & St. Luke, MIDDLESEX
1 : 4680 Drawn plan of the Manor of Wenlock Barn in Shoreditch, London, with title at lower right, scale bar at bottom centre and compass at the top of the sheet. The plan shows the the newly opened City Road and all the turnpikes on nearby roads. Pride, Thomas
SCHOREDITCH, NORTON FALGATE and CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT. Taken From y.e last Survey With Corrections 3A
1 : 4800 Plan of Shoreditch in the City of London, published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The plan features title in cartouche at the top of the plate, scale bar and compass at bottom left and key to streets, yards, squares, churches and public buildings in tables at top left and lower right. A dotted line marks the boundary between the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch and St. Giles Cripple Gate. Hoxton Square, where the development of Shoreditch began in the 1680's is indicated at top right. Blome, Richard
Plan of the Highways held under the Trustees of the OLD STREET TURNPIKE ROADS in the County of Middlesex
Survey of the streets in the Old Street Turnpike Roads Trust, London, from Goswell Street to Hackney Road with title and scale bar at lower left, compass in the centre and key to distances between junctions in table at bottom right. Wickings, W.
Insurance Plan of London Vol. 1: Key Plan
1 : 3600 This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1904 series of fire insurance maps of London that were 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
An Actual Survey of the Parish of St. Leonard in Shoreditch, Middlesex, taken in the Year 1745 by Peter Chassereau. 5
Survey of the roads from Old Street Church to Shoreditch Church with both churches shown pictorially, scale bar at lower right, orientation points marked on margins and key to distances between junctions in table at middle left.
A MAP OF ST. GILES CRIPPLE GATE. WITHOUT. With Large Additions and Corrections 1-A
1 : 1200 Plan of the parish of St. Giles, Cripplegate, in the City of London, published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's "Survey of England" of 1720. The plan features title along the top, compass and scale bar at bottom left and key to streets, yards, churches, public buildings etc. in tables at lower left and down the right side of the plan. Blome, Richard
Insurance Plan of London Vol. VI: Key Plan 2
1 : 480 This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1887 series of fire insurance maps of London that were 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
London VII.35 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
London VII.45 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
London VII.55 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
CREPLEGATE WARD with its Divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey with Additions and Corrections 21A
1 : 2880 This plan was published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The title features in cartouche at top left, with scale bar at bottom left, and compass star near bottom right. The keys to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties are in tables down both sides of the plate, with St Giles church shown pictorially. Blome, Richard
PLAN of the PARISH of ST. SEPULCHRE, MIDDLESEX
1 : 792 The title of this plan of a parish in Finsbury appears with the publisher's imprint and scale bars, at bottom right. The compass star is at top left. Parish boundaries are outlined in red. A note at bottom left reports the results of the census of 1821. In that year the parish had 574 houses and a population of 4740. Gardner, B. H.
CRIPPLEGATE WARD with its Divisions into PARISHES According to a new SURVEY.
1 : 2742 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time'. The plan's title features in cartouche at bottom right, with the heraldic arms of dedicatee John Blanchford, Alderman of Cripplegate ward, at bottom left. The compass star appears at middle left, with a view of St. Luke's hospital at the top of the plate. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's plans, with the illustrations copied from West Tow's 1736 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches'. Cole, B.
Insurance Plan of London North District Vol. D (Key C): sheet 3-2
1 : 480 This detailed 1901 plan of London is one of a series of twenty 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
ALDERSGATE WARD with its DIVISIONS into Precincts and Parishes And the Liberty of St. Martins le Grand, according to a NEW SURVEY
1 : 2400 This plan was published in William Maitlan's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time'. The plan's title features in cartouche at top left, with the arms of the Alderman William Benn, to whom the plan is dedicated, at top right. A view of St Anne Agnes' Church is included at bottom left, with compass star and scale bar at bottom centre, and a view of St Botolph's church at bottom right. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's plans, with the illustrations copied from West Tow's 1736 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches'. Cole, B.
The Parish of St. JAMES CLERKENWELL Taken from ye last Survey With Corrections
1 : 3840 This is the second edition of the plan of the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell by Richard Blome. Sadler's Well's is marked on the map near the top of the sheet. Built in 1683, at the time of the publication of this map, it was little more than a small music hall acting as a side attraction to a medicinal spa. Although visited by 500 people a day at the height of the spa's popularity, by 1687 it had fallen into disrepair. It was restored in 1746 by a local builder, Thomas Rosoman. Blome, Richard
A PLAN OF THE WARD OF ALDERSGATE
1 : 1477 The title of this plan appears along the top, with the scale bar, compass star and dedication to the ward Alderman Richard Levell at bottom centre. The plan also features views of Sts Anne Agnes Church, at bottom right, and St Botolph's Church. Views of the north and south side of the Alder's Gate are depicted at bottom left and top right. A descriptive note is in a panel below the plan. Ilive, Jacob
ALDERSGATE WARD and St. Martins le Grand Liberty taken from the last Survey, with Corrections 1A
1 : 2400 This plan is taken from Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The plan's title features in banner at top left, with scale bar at bottom left. The key to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties appears down the left side of the plate and at top right. Blome, Richard
London VII.56 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
London VII.46 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
London VII.36 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
Proposed Plan for improving the Approaches to the Metropolitan Meat Market, Smithfield, and Railway Stations; and for reducing the Acclivities of Holborn Hill, Skinner street, etc
IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HON. CORPORATION OF LONDON BETWEEN THE ROYAL EXCHANGE AND FINSBURY SQUARE
1 : 18000 The principal improvement featured on this plan is the removal of the Bethlem ('Bedlam') hospital and its replacement by the ''London Amphitheatre,'' which would comprise at least 60 houses with gardens, stables and coach-houses suitable for ''opulent Citizens''. This complex would be linked directly to the Royal Exchange via a 80-ft wide new street. Cooke, John
Insurance Plan of London Vol. VI: Key Plan 1
1 : 480 This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1887 series of fire insurance maps of London that were 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
A Plan of PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS between THE ROYAL EXCHANGE and FINSBURY SQUARE, In the Wards of Coleman Street & Broad Street In the CITY of LONDON
1 : 7200 This plan shows the intention to remove Bethlem ('Bedlam') Hospital and replace it with the ''London Amphitheatre'' which would comprise at least 60 houses with gardens, stables and coach-houses suitable for ''opulent Citizens''. This complex will be linked directly to the Royal Exchange via a 80-ft wide new street. Luffman, John
Trade Card Map of St Johns, Clerkenwell
Smith and Bye
Drawn Plan of the Property of St. Barholomew's Hospital from Christ's Hospital to Smithfield
This is an 18th Century copy of Ralph Treswell's 1610 plan of the property of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Although better known as a painter in his lifetime, Treswell was also a mapmaker and one of the first surveyors of the modern era. The plan features compass star and scale bar at top right, showing the Roman wall, Christ's Hospital and the properties along the way to St. Bartholomew's Hospital pictorially.
