Maps of Westminster

Maps of Westminster

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MOGG'S NEW LONDON GUIDE, 1849. The Coloured lines exhibit the Omnibus routes.

The "coloured roads" referred to in the title of this map are now faded, with only a pale orange remaining. The circle marked on the map just above St. Paul’s covers a radius of two 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.The expanding railway network is evident in the five lines coming into London. Mogg, Edward
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LEIGH'S NEW PLAN OF LONDON 212

This is the second edition of a map of London first published in 'Leigh's New Picture of London'. The title appears along the top with a scale bar at the top right. The map is divided into half-mile squares with letters along the top borders for reference. It also shows Southwark Bridge and the proposed New North Road across Finsbury Fields. Hall, S.
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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
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Bauerkeller's new embossed plan of London, 1841

1 : 11500 G. Bauerkeller London [etc.] : Ackermann
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LEIGH'S NEW PLAN OF LONDON 213

This map was published in the first edition of 'Leigh's New Picture of London’ in 1818. It shows Southwark Bridge and the proposed New North Road, across Finsbury Fields in Islington. Leigh, Samuel
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London at a View: a New Map

A copy of Bigg's map of London of 1842 lacking the title, the views and the note at the bottom of the map. The map features scale bar and compass rose at top left with main roads in yellow, water courses in blue, parks and open spaces in green and railways in red. Biggs, George
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A PLAN OF LONDON WESTMINSTER AND SOUTHWARK

The title of this small map of London appears at top right, with publisher's imprint below the map. The river, city boundaries and open spaces are distinguished by colour use. Phillips, Richard
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PLAN OF LONDON FROM AN ACTUAL SURVEY 238

This map is set within a decorative border. Its title appears along the top, with the arms of the city, the royal family and Westminster. Around the margin are pictorial views of prominent buildings and landmarks, including the Bank of England, Lambeth Palace, Covent Garden and Waterloo Bridge. The map is a later edition of one first issued as a free supplement of the 'United Kingdom' newspaper in 1832, adding the Greenwich and Birmingham railway lines. Shury, John
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A PLAN of the CITIES of LONDON & WESTMINSTER, THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK and their Suburbs BY WILLIAM FADEN Geogr to the King MDCCLXXXV

The title of this map is arranged in an ornamental surround in which reclines the figure of Thamesis. Cross-hatching and stippling are used to distinguish land use, with differentiation made between fields and park land. Hyde Park features prominently on the plan. Deer were hunted here until 1768.It was also a well-known duelling ground. A particularly protracted and bloody duel was fought in 1772 between a Mr.Sheridan and a Captain Matthews over the honour of a certain Miss Lineley. Reports of the duel appeared in all the papers, scandalising the London public. Faden, William
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LONDINUM, LONDON

This small map possibly derives from a German work published in Nuremberg.
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The stranger's guide to London and Westminster exhibiting all the various alterations and improvements, complete to the present time

Mogg, Edward Edward Mogg
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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.
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CROSS'S LONDON GUIDE

This is the second edition of Cross's London Guide, originally published in 1837 and issued four times. The cover title of this edition is 'CROSS'S POCKET PLAN OF LONDON AND STREET DIRECTORY 1844'. Its principal interest lies in its detailing of the expansion of the railways. London's first railway was opened in 1836, running between Bermondsey and Deptford, reducing the average travelling time from an hour to eight minutes. This line was extended to Greenwich and London Bridge, with the extension recorded on the map. By 1841 there were six terminal stations in London, with railways linking London with Birmingham and Southampton. These terminals were set at a distance from the centre of the city, due to fears of street congestion. This map shows the Great Western, Birmingham, Eastern Counties, Blackwall, Southampton and Croydon railways. The intended position of Hungerford Bridge is also shown. Cross, Joseph
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CARY'S New and Accurate Plan of LONDON, WESTMINSTER, the Borough of SOUTHWARK and parts adjacent

John Cary was possibly the most productive English map maker and publisher of the18th Century. His works were reissued many times, but unlike many of his contemporaries he aimed to update each edition by showing new developments. This is the third edition of a map first published in 1787. The developments in Somers Town are shown; the Lambeth and London roads are named. The numerous parks and gardens across the city are coloured green. The map is divided into squares, numbered for reference. Cary, John
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PLAN OF LONDON FROM AN ACTUAL SURVEY 233

This map was issued as a free supplementin the 'United Kingdom' newspaper.Surrounded by a decorative border, the map's title appears in a panel above the plan, with the arms of London, the royal family and the City of Westminster.Inset within the border areillustrations of prominent buildings and landmarks, including the Bank of England, Lambeth Palace, Covent Garden and Waterloo Bridge. The map shows the intended tunnel under the Thames linking Wapping and RotherhitheWhen, the firstunderwater tunnel in the world when it opened in 1843. Shury, John
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LONDON AT ONE VIEW: A NEW MAP

Map of London with title along the top, scale bar at top left and statistical note below the map. Down both sides of the map are views of London prominent buildings and landmarks. Nelson Column, Westminster Hall, Horse Guard, Buckingham Palace and Burlington Arcade are depicted down the left of the map and the Monument, St Paul's Cathedral, Guildhall, the Royal Exchange, Temple Bar and the Thames Tunnel down the right. Biggs, George
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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
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THE RAILWAY BELL AND THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON ADVERTISER MAP OF LONDON

This is a special edition of Biggs's map of London of 1842 for subscriber to the Illustrated London Advertiser. The map features title at the top superimposed to a view of the Thames at St Paul's and views of public buildings down both sides and along the bottom of the plan, with portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at bottom centre. Biggs, George
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London.

1 : 19500 Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
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PLAN OF LONDON FROM AN ACTUAL SURVEY WITH ALL THE RAILROADS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PRESENT TIME

This map of Victorian London is set within a decorative border, featuring title and publisher's imprint in a panel above the plan, and views of the city's prominent buildings and landmarks along the margins. This is a later edition of the map first published by Shury in 1832, featuring new railway lines and a pictorial view of Crystal Palace, venue of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Shury, John
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PLAN OF LONDON FROM AN ACTUAL SURVEY 243

This is a later edition of Shury's map of London first issued in 1832. The map features title along the top with the arms of the cities of London and Westminster. Down both sides of the map and along the bottom are 33 views of London buildings and landmarks. The East India House, Custom House, the Mint, St James's Palace, Christ's Hospital, the new Post Office, the bank of England, Hanover Terrace, the Corn Exchange and the Coliseum are depicted down the left side of the plate. Along the bottom are views of St Katherine's Chapel, Caledonian Church, mansion House, the Royal Exchange, Temple Bar, Guild Hall, Buckingham Palace, St Paul's Cathedral, the Monument, St Bride's Church, Lambeth Palace, Westminster Abbey and the entrance to Green Park. Down the right side of the plate are views of the House of Lords, London Bridge, the House of Commons, Waterloo Bridge, Drury Lane Theatre, Horse Guard, the King's College, Covent Garden Theatre, Somerset House and Gloucester Terrace. Shury, John
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London 257

This untitled map of London features scale bar at top left. The city boundary is marked in red, with open land, such as parks and gardens, in green, and the Thames, docks and canals in blue. The map clearly labels the contemporary development of the railway lines, with the Birmingham railway shown intersecting the Regent's Canal at Camden Town. The canal, enthusiastically promoted by architect John Nash, was built to facilitate the import of goods from the provinces. Constructed at the beginning of the era of sustained railway development, however, it never fulfilled its potential and became obsolete.
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A NEW PLAN OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER AND SOUTHWARK 185

The title of this map appears at top right, with a compass rose and scale bar at bottom right. Below the plan is a list of public offices, with a special section dedicated to those at Somerset House. Designed by William Chambers, Somerset House was built in stages between 1771 and 1835, the first large block ever built to accommodate government offices. Over the years it has housed the Royal Navy, the Stamp Office, Hackney Coaches and Barge Master, the General Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the Inland Revenue. Laurie, Robert and Whittle, James
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Reynolds's map of London : with the latest improvements

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London.

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PAYNE'S IMPROVED PLAN OF LONDON

The title of this map appears at top right alongside the publisher’s imprint (in shield) and the city arms. The map is divided in half-mile squares with letters and numbers for reference running along the borders. It shows the Dover, Croydon, Greenwich, Blackwall, Eastern, North London, Great Northern and Birmingham railway lines and their termini. Payne, Albert Henry
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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
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A New plan of LONDON and WESTMINSTER

The publisher's imprint of this folding map appears below the plan, with squares, open spaces, and the built-up area in the city distinguished from each other by colour. The map also shows the Regents Canal from Paddington to Shoreditch. Title and date are featured in the original slip case for the map, but don't appear on the map itself. Wallis, Edward
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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
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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
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