Maps of Tower Hamlets

London[Plan of]. Drawn expressly for the Post Office

Wyld, J.

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER with the Borough of SOUTHWARK Being an INDEX to the Large Plan in forty sheets 231

The title, explanatory notesand scale bar of this folding mapappear at top right. The map is divided into squares, with letters and numbers for referencealong the margins. A key appears in a panel below the plan. Originally published by Faden in 1818 as an index to Harwood's famous map of Regency London,the map was reissued by James Wyld when he took over Faden's publishing business in the late 1820s. Faden, William

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

PLAN OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER with the Borough of SOUTHWARK Being an INDEX to the Large Plan in forty Sheets

This folding map of London was originally published by Faden in 1818 as an index to Harwood's famous map of Regency London. This is a later edition of the map, issued by Wyld when he took over Faden's publishing business. The title, explanation and scale bar feature at top right. The boundaries of London, Westminster, Southwark, Lambeth, Marylebone, Finsbury and Tower Hamlets are outlined in colour. The map is divided into squares with letters and numbers for reference along the margins for reference, with an interpretive key in panel below the plan. Faden, William

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

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

Post office plan of London

Wyld, James, 1812-1887 Ja.s Wyld

Reynolds's map of London : with the latest improvements

1 : 16000 Martin, Henry, fl. 1830-1852 J. Reynolds

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

A NEW MAP OF LONDON with the adjacent Villages Including the New Streets and Public Buildings CORRECTED TO 1832

This map of London has an added sheet extending eastward to include the docks in the Isle of Dogs. The map is divided into rectangles, with letters and numbers along the borders for reference. The key to streets, public buildings and prominent places appears in a panel below the plan.

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

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER with the Borough of SOUTHWARK Being an INDEX to the Large Plan in forty sheets 219

This folding map of London was originally published as the index to Harwood's famous map of Regency London. The map features the title, imprint and scale bar at the top right and is divided into squares, with letters and numbers along the borders for reference. Faden, William

CROSS'S NEW PLAN OF LONDON 1828

The title of this folding map is inset in the top border, with the publisher's imprint and explanatory notes in the bottom border and a list of parishes in a table at top right. The map is divided into half-mile squares for reference, with the river, open spaces and the boundaries of London, Westminster and Southwark highlighted in different colours. Cross, Joseph

PLAN of the CITIES OF LONDON and WESTMINSTER, with the BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK, exhibiting all the NEW BUILDINGS to the present YEAR MDCCCVI

As the 19th Century progressed, maps were often used as illustrations for general guides to London, for which there was a great demand. This map appeared in Lambert's 'History of London' of 1806. The title appears along the top with the reference table in a panel below the map. The plan extends eastward to include the East India Docks, opened in 1806. Lambert, B.

ROWE'S PLAN OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER and SOUTHWARK, exhibiting the various IMPROVEMENTS, to the Year 1804 with the LONDON and WEST INDIA DOCKS

The title of this map appears along the top, with the table of reference in a panel below the plan and scale bar at bottom right. The map is divided into rectangles for reference and shows the newly built London and West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs. Designed by William Jessop, the docks were completed in 1802 allowing West India Company merchants to discharge their ships in four days instead of the usual four weeks. Rowe, Robert

LANGLEY & BELCHE'S NEW MAP OF LONDON

Proof before letters is the term for an impression of a print withdrawn before the title is added to the image prior to publication. This is a proof before letters copy of Langley & Belche's 1812, with illustrated views of prominent London buildings (including the newly opened docks) along the top and bottom of the plate. The plan is divided into lettered squares for reference. It was originally accompanied by Langley & Belch's street directory or 'Companion to their new map of London'. Langley, Edward & Belch, William

Reynolds’s Map of London with the latest improvements

Reynolds, James

PAYNE'S ILLUSTRATED PLAN OF LONDON

Map of London with title inset in top border, general view of London at top right and view of the House of Parliament at bottom centre. The plan shows Hungerford suspension bridge, with the proposed Waterloo Bridge indicated by a pecked line. Payne, Albert Henry

MAP of LONDON and its ENVIRONS 209

This later edition of Sherwood, Neely and Jones's 1813 original. The title appears along the top, with the publisher’s imprint and scale bar below the plan. The map shows Regents Park and the proposed new bridges at Vauxhall and Waterloo, with the Isle of Dogs and the East and West India Docks on an added sheet. Sherwood, Neely & Jones

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

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER

The title of this map appears near the top right in a vignette depicting Father Thames, with compass rose at bottom right, scale bar at bottom centre, and an alphabetical list of streets in the table below the plan. Roads, open spaces and the built-up area within the city are depicted in colour. The boundaries of the 'Liberty’ of the Tower of London is similarly depicted in colour ('Liberty', in this sense, means an area of separate jurisdiction to the rest of the city). Finally, the map extends eastward to include the Isle of Dogs and the docks, which were then under construction. Fairburn, John

LONDINUM, LONDON

This small map possibly derives from a German work published in Nuremberg.

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

IMPROVED MAP OF LONDON for 1834, from AN ACTUAL SURVEY

The title of this map appears in a panel above the plan, with a scale bar inset in the bottom border. The map extends westward to include Chelsea Beach and shows the proposed tunnel under the Thames at Wapping. The Greenwich-to-London railway line also features. Under construction at the time of this survey, the line reached Bermondsey from Greenwich in 1836. Ten months later the line reached London Bridge, making it the first railway terminus in the capital.

MAP of LONDON and its ENVIRONS 203

The title of this map appears along the top, with scale bar and imprint below the plan. It shows Regents Park and the proposed new bridges at Vauxhall and Waterloo, with the East and West India Docks in the Isle of Dogs added on a separate sheet. Sherwood, Neely & Jones

A New Map of LONDON and its ENVIRONS From an Original Survey

This London Map comprises two sheets, with title at top right, imprint below the title, compass star at middle right and the scale bar at bottom left. Set within a decorative border, the map extends beyond the built-up area of the city to include parts of Middlesex, Surrey, the Lea River Valley and Greenwich. Thompson, George

LONDON 270

This map of Victorian London was published in the 'Weekly Dispatch' newspaper of 1756. Its title appears at top right, along with the publisher’s imprint and scale bar. Based on Davies's map of 1847, the map shows London railway termini, the South Western, West London and North Kent lines, and all post-receiving houses and pillars. Cassell, Petter & Calpin

Bez titulu: London

London.

1 : 19500 Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)

NEW PLAN OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER AND SOUTHWARK

This is a later edition of the map of London, Westminster and Southwark first issued by Gardner in 1827. The map is enclosed in a border and features title along the top, key and scale bar along the bottom, with borough boundaries, open spaces and water courses and main roads in colour. Additions to earlier editions of the map include the Great Western, London and Birmingham, Eastern Counties, Blackwall and Croydon railways. Gardner, James